Security disaster averted by financial firm's quick actions; 802.1n Proves Standards Aren't What They Used To Be

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Seven years after it began and at least two years after 802.11 "draft" devices arrived, the IEEE has finally adopted a final standard for faster, stronger, more secure wireless. NSS Labs to do more security-product testing without vendor funding For several years NSS Labs has mainly done vendor-sponsored testing of security products in its Austin, Texas evaluation lab, but the firm is now shifting its focus to do many more independent self-funded projects for test reports that will be labeled as such. Access control vendors unite to tackle Linux, Unix and Windows Symark International Monday is announcing the acquisition of BeyondTrust for approximately $20 million in a deal that brings together two privately-held access control product vendors. Under the deal, Symark is adopting the BeyondTrust name. Slideshow: Products of the week Our round-up of intriguing new products from Palm, Motorola, IBM among others. Meet Google's 'Data Liberation Front' You say you want a revolution? Google's hoping you do -- at least, when it comes to being able to take your cloud-stored data wherever you want. New Facebook Scam Targets 'Fan Check' Application New twist on old social engineering tactic as hackers lure Facebook users to malware-infected sites -- all in the name of security. Companies patch OS holes, but biggest priority should be apps Corporations appear to be much slower in patching their applications than their operating systems, even though attackers are mainly targeting application vulnerabilities, according to a new report based on data from TippingPoint, Qualys and the SANS Institute. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? 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