Blue Man Group in sync with iPhone

Blue Man Group, an organization with a dynamic blend of music, comedy, and multimedia, and productions in seven cities worldwide, plus touring shows, as the group is described on Apple's web site, under iPhone. 

Blue Man Group’s dynamic blend of music, comedy, and multimedia was launched two decades ago by the original three Blue Men: Phil Stanton, Chris Wink, and Matt Goldman. Their energetic performances proved so universally appealing that Blue Man Group has since expanded globally, with longstanding shows in New York, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando, Berlin, and Tokyo, not to mention touring productions like their satirical rock concert, How to Be a Megastar. Blue Man Group has also released CDs and DVDs, scored films, and contributed music to TV shows such as Arrested Development and Scrubs.

For the inventive minds behind Blue Man Group, there’s a constant stream of information and inspiration to share — and with so many far-flung productions, mobility is key. “With the amount of travel we do, it’s essential that we’re able to communicate,” says Creative Director Michael Quinn. “iPhone is a big part of that.”

“iPhone is not only a great creative tool — it’s a great way for any business to stay organized,” says Jeff Turlik, Associate Creative Director and Music Director for Blue Man Group. “It’s easy to share information and connect with each other, from scheduling meetings to sharing audio and video files or even spreadsheets.”

Initially formed by “blue men” Phil Stanton, Chris Wink, and Matt Goldman, The Blue Man Group is a creative organization that produces theatrical shows and concerts featuring music, comedy and multimedia. The group has recorded music and scores for films. Television appearances include shows such as The Tonight Show, Scrubs, and Arrested Development. The Group also has a children's museum exhibit ("Making Waves"), and is responsible for a set of custom-made musical instruments, many of which are crafted from common materials, such as PVC pipes. The trio's “blue” appearance is truly unique.

A new phishing campaign is attacking Outlook users

Security researchers warn that a new phishing campaign steal e-mail accounts from Outlook users. Outlook users are falsely informed that their e-mail client needs to be re-configured online on a fake page under the control of the attackers.A related malware distribution attack has been reported.

The offending e-mails, with a subject of "Microsoft Outlook Notification," come from a spoofed address and their content reads "You have (1) New Message from Outlook Microsoft. Please re-configure your Microsoft Outlook again. Click on the link below." The included link points to a phishing page with a fake form asking for things such as POP3 or IMAP server, SMTP server, account name and password.

"Interestingly, the domain hosting the bogus webpage was also used earlier this week in a more traditional banking phishing campaign, targeting the Commonwealth Bank of Australia," notes Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at antivirus vendor Sophos.

Speaking of the same attack, Sarah Calaunan, fraud analyst at Trend Micro, explains that "Unlike micro-blogging, social networking, or even banking accounts, a user name and password is not enough to take full control of an email account. Mail server information is also necessary, which explains the need for them in the phishing page."