What causes my account to get locked out?

Account lockouts occur when the authentication server receives too many attempts with an incorrect password.  This can happen if a password is entered incorrectly too many times or if a device is attempting to authenticate with an old password.  For example, after changing your password, you should change any saved passwords on your mobile devices, otherwise, your laptop, tablet or smartphone will continue trying to connect to wireless or e-mail and lockout your account.