Passwords should never be given out to someone claiming to be a system administrator or changed to a value specified by them. Authorised system administrators have full-access privileges and do not need to know individual users' passwords. If unauthorised use of any account is detected the password of that account must be changed immediately and the intrusion reported to the ITD Help Desk. Passwords should be changed on a regular basis, at least every 6 months, to assure the continued security of accounts. This makes it harder for someone to steal your password by looking over your shoulder.
Unauthorised copying is actionable in a civil court and in some circumstances a criminal court.
Users who create works have an automatic right to protection provided by copyright laws in Australia as well as other countries who are signatories to the Berne Convention. Users are advised to place a copyright notice in their works. Copyright is not lost by authorising the copying of the work but users should be wary of the ease with which data can be copied and the likelihood of others not seeking permission to copy the users works. Users are to consider files owned or controlled by others as private property whether or not they are freely accessible by others. Under no circumstances may a user copy or alter a file that does not belong to them without the prior permission of the file's owner.