As we entered the third wave, we traded our pens and laptops for keyboards and processors. A single wire connected from a phone line to a modem to your processor puts the whole world in your hands. And you too, in the hand of the world. Political realism is defined as doing what is necessary for survival. You have to rely on yourself, because no one else will look after you. Information warfare has become a tactic widely used by individuals as well as businesses concerned with their own survival, in a world of commerce and politics. Information warfare is a new, innovative and dangerous way to harm your adversaries. When we think about war, the mind is usually bombarded with thoughts of M16s, grenades, and hand-to-hand combat. In this new technological age we live in, war now has a much greater meaning. Information warfare consists of using any type of information to harm your opponent's progress and favor yours. The power of information warfare covers a wide range of uses, from gathering corporate information to personal blackmail. It is used not only by individuals against other people, but also by corporations and even the nation. As the third wave, defined by Tofflers, spreads more widely across the country and the world, we can only expect to see much wider use of these technological tactics, used in the home, workplace and even in international politics. Schwartau's definition of information warfare is "the use of information and information systems as both weapons and targets in conflict"; (Schwartau 12). We live today in an age where knowledge is power, and what is it made of? Quite simply, information. Information warfare is not only increasingly used among people, but they also use different types of it. There are three different classifications of information warfare. The first concerns the war for personal information. This includes all available information about an individual. The second class deals with corporate information warfare, which involves how information affects businesses, businesses, and all economic interests. Of all the classes, the third has the widest margin. The third class is the global information war. The goal of this course is to take care of all...... middle of paper ...... be able to visit cities that may contain pornography and/or other materials inappropriate for young people. The school installed a program so that if children access prohibited sites, an automatic alarm will notify Education Queensland network administrators. By taking control of which cities children can visit, the school system helps prevent children from visiting undesirable cities. There are programs available for parents who find it necessary to monitor their children's Internet usage. Cybersitter can be purchased for around $39.95 and can help you regulate your web browser by limiting your child's access to the web. There is even an option where both incoming and outgoing emails contain inappropriate material. Although it is possible to intercept and not allow such things on the Internet, such as pornography or material containing racist or violent content, in order to actually do this one would have to control the entire network . An important question that needs to be asked..