I Audited My Own Security — The Results Were Worse Than Expected

I recently did something uncomfortable:

I audited my own digital security the same way an attacker would.

I expected to find a few small issues.

Instead, I found:

• reused passwords across accounts
• old exposed profiles
• unnecessary app permissions
• accounts without 2FA
• default router credentials

The interesting part wasn’t discovering advanced vulnerabilities.

It was realising how many risks came from small habits that slowly accumulated over time.

I documented the full process, every weakness I found, and exactly how I fixed them.

👉 https://apisecurityguide.blogspot.com/2026/05/i-tested-my-own-security-heres-every.html

If you’ve never done a personal security audit before, it’s worth trying once. The results may surprise you.