Haque, S M TaiabulLabannya, AdharaBaidya, DipannitaDipto, Nahian HoqueHossain, SahadatDas, Shantanu2025-01-212025-01-21©20242024-01ID 24141277ID 23341069ID 20101260ID 20101421ID 23341068http://hdl.handle.net/10361/25242Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-50).This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 2024.This study aims to evaluate password security practices among the top e-commerce, news portal, and different government websites in Bangladesh along with the ecommerce websites in India. Drawing from the established heuristics as presented in the existing literature, we systematically assess the adherence of 72 websites to the essential security guidelines. We also find the relationship between password security and other external economic factors. The study sheds light on the prevalent inadequacies in password security practices among the prominent websites of different categories in Bangladesh as well as India. The implications of these findings underscore the urgency for solid security measures to fortify the user authentication systems and mitigate the risks posed by the potential cyber threats.59 pagesenBRAC University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.CybersecurityPassword securityE-commerce websitesGovernment websitesNews portalsAuthentication methodWeb sites--Data protection.Electronic commerce--Security measures.Computer security.Government Web sites--Security measures.Mass media--Web sites--Security measures.Thesis