The Reality Check Podcast with Gary McGraw focuses directly on software security practitioners and practical software security. Reality Check’s sister podcast, the Silver Bullet Security Podcast with Gary McGraw, follows a free form interview style tailored highlight the ideas and experience of security gurus. By contrast, Reality Check is concerned with practical questions centered on running large-scale software security initiatives in the real world.

Reality Check targets experienced leaders working to solve software security problems in large organizations every day. We use a standard script to guide each conversation with questions about history, methodology, best practice, and measurement. We plan to interview leaders of mature software security programs and leaders of programs just getting started.

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The Reality Check Podcast with Gary McGraw will focus on software security practitioners and practical software security. We’ll interview people involved in running large-scale software security initiatives. Our first conversation will be with Steve Lipner who runs Microsoft’s Secure Development Lifecycle team. Check back here on January 5th or sign up with our RSS feed.