I was delighted at how quickly Ubuntu released their patches and also backports to the first affected version. They may have their detractors but they support the community when it counts.

Hardware keys are nice but expensive solutions. I'd love to convince my boss we should have them for all senior people plus sensitive roles like accounts and HR. Currently liking the yubikey nano, although its a pain if I forget it. At least I'm not dependant on a third party service.