But he continued to target the elderly and vulnerable with mobility products.

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For Apple, the attack represents not just a corporate security issue but a rare confirmation that its consumer products are vulnerable to hacker attacks.

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The deal underpins the importance that slow-growing technology giants place on faster-growing, web-based software makers, whose products are less vulnerable to the economic downturn as there are no upfront costs for program licenses, dedicated hardware or installation.

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It has a diverse portfolio of products which makes it less vulnerable to short-term economic fluctuations.

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Even big brands that create consumer demand through advertising and promotion are vulnerable to the distributors' own-label products.

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These companies will become extremely vulnerable to more innovative companies that have better products and move on faster lifecycles.

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In their third quarter IT Threat Evolution report, Kaspersky Lab analyst Yury Namestnikov said that those two Apple programs appeared on the top 10 list of most vulnerable programs for the first time, beating out Microsoft products.

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This makes some folk wonder if the firm has enough resources to launch on so many fronts in so little time, and if it might have to divert resources from other products, such as Zyprexa, its blockbuster drug for schizophrenia, thus leaving them more vulnerable to competition.

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