Your password on the Oakton network is your primary protection against unauthorized access. Remember that by choosing a good password and not sharing it, you are protecting not only your files but the network as a whole.
Consider using a "passphrase," stringing together several mixed-case words, but with numbers inserted either randomly or as sound-alikes/look-alikes (two4thesh0w, 5eemslike0ldtimes).
While you want a password that will be easy to remember, you DO NOT want one easy for others to guess or hack—the longer and more complicated the password, the harder that will be.
From a practical standpoint, remember that you will also have to type your password. The easier it is to type, the faster it is to type, and the less likely it is that someone watching nearby will be able to tell what keys you are pressing.
Many other systems which are not integrated with Oakton systems require less complex passwords than ours. The temptation may be to go with something simpler, but in this age of identity theft, a little paranoia cannot hurt.
Some examples of bad passwords (the types hackers will try first):
Some others that are commonly discouraged:
The cleverest password in the world will not help you if you give it away.