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daeken on July 23, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: HN's Daeken will expose security flaw in 4m hotel ...

I don't use Backtrack or similar tools; the only tools I use that I didn't write myself are IDA Pro and Burp Proxy (if I'm doing websec work).

As for switching OSes, the primary reason I did so is that my work for my day job all requires Linux. In terms of reversing, Windows is really the only way to fly; the tools just aren't there otherwise.

tripzilch on July 25, 2012 [–]

> In terms of reversing, Windows is really the only way to fly; the tools just aren't there otherwise.

Curious, why is that, and what tools are those then?

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