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Best Places to Work in IT 2015: Read the full report

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June 22, 2015

Best Places to Work in IT 2015: Read the full report

Computerworld's 22nd annual roundup of places where tech pros are challenged, rewarded and nurtured. READ MORE

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Issue highlights

1. Microsoft muddies waters about free copy of Windows 10 to beta testers

2. Microsoft tweaks Windows 10 preview program as it enters OS's final stretch

3. 4 news apps that will change everything

4. Taylor Swift style shaming Apple Music -- slow news day?

5. How encryption keys could be stolen by your lunch

6. Hackers had access to security clearance data for a year

7. The No. 1 midsize place to work in IT: Credit Acceptance

8. Video: Tour the three No. 1 Best Places

9. INSIDER Review: Double your iPhone battery life with these 6 smartphone cases

10. Network analysis is like turning over rocks

11. The NetUSB router flaw, Part 2: Detection and mitigation

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Microsoft muddies waters about free copy of Windows 10 to beta testers

Microsoft on Friday said Windows 10 beta testers will receive a free copy of the operating system's stable build next month -- then almost immediately tweaked its statement, again muddying the waters. READ MORE

Microsoft tweaks Windows 10 preview program as it enters OS's final stretch

Microsoft on Friday said it would soon tweak the Windows 10 preview program as its engineers push toward the July 29 launch of the final code to customers. READ MORE

4 news apps that will change everything

News apps have always failed, but four apps emerged this month that have cracked the code at last. READ MORE

Taylor Swift style shaming Apple Music -- slow news day?

Last night, Apple got pwned, Taylor Swift-style. Her moaning about losing out on revenues from Apple Music free trial streams seems to have tugged on the heartstrings of Cupertino. Unless this was all just a carefully timed and meticulously planned PR stunt... READ MORE

How encryption keys could be stolen by your lunch

Israel-based researchers said they've developed a cheaper and faster method to pull the encryption keys stored on a computer using an unlikely accomplice: pita bread. READ MORE

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Hackers had access to security clearance data for a year

Hackers who breached a database containing highly personal information on government employees with security clearances had access to the system for about a year before being discovered, The Washington Post reported on Friday. READ MORE

The No. 1 midsize place to work in IT: Credit Acceptance

Six months after arriving at Credit Acceptance Corp. as a contract tech support analyst, Chris Thomas hired on as a full-time employee. He hasn't looked back. "I started at the very bottom," says the 31-year-old, who joined the auto financing company from the automotive industry itself, where, he says, "building mini empires" was the norm in IT. READ MORE

Video: Tour the three No. 1 Best Places

Competition was fierce this year to determine Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT. In a white-hot jobs market, organizations are pulling out the stops to attract and retain talented, visionary tech workers. How do they do that? Let's look to our three top organizations for insight. READ MORE

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Review: Double your iPhone battery life with these 6 smartphone cases

There is a thriving aftermarket for smartphone cases, some of which just offer protection while others contain a battery that can recharge your phone. In this review, we looked at six of them. READ MORE

Network analysis is like turning over rocks

Among the things that crawled out were a number of websites that supposedly were being blocked. READ MORE

The NetUSB router flaw, Part 2: Detection and mitigation

There is no comprehensive list of routers vulnerable to the NetUSB flaw. While some-scare mongering articles said that millions of routers were vulnerable, roughly 90 models have been identified as containing the vulnerable NetUSB software from KCodes Technology. READ MORE

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Computerworld is seeking to honor technology professionals who have demonstrated leadership in their organizations through the use of IT and have the strategic vision to align technology with business goals. Nominations close June 30. To make a nomination, click here.

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Healthcare IT's Seismic Shift
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