Shortly after, if they haven't chosen a safer password, we deactivate their account. Most people have been accepting of this but others have been irate at what they consider an abuse of power. They cannot understand why anyone would want to hack into someone else's account with malicious intent, or how they could compromise the security of the entire Queen's Network. Can you imagine how you would feel if email was sent from your account to a family member saying you hated them and wished they were dead. If someone hacks into your account, it could happen to you.
Security is everyone's responsibility.
Do Not use ANY dictionary word or personal information, modified in ANY way. Do Not Use corrupted versions of a word. The trouble with this is that such passwords are very hard to remember, and so get written down. If you have to write it down, don't write your password down with your account. Use it only if you can't remember what you changed your password to.