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  |  By Georgina Grant-Muller
The latest notable attack discovered on 2nd September 2024, occurred on the Cisco merchandise website. We explore the intricacies of the Cisco Magecart attack and what we know so far.
  |  By Georgina Grant-Muller
RapidSpike, an industry leader in Synthetic User Journey website monitoring, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the highly esteemed Innovate UK Smart grant. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, has allocated up to £25 million to support groundbreaking innovations with exceptional potential for commercial success. RapidSpike’s plans for its AI website monitoring platform has been recognised as a responsible and standout project in this regard.
  |  By Georgina Grant-Muller
RapidSpike recently launched the first of six new features designed to further boost the security of ecommerce websites, in readiness for PCI DSS 4.0. We recently featured in Prolific North. If you missed the write up, you can catch up in full, here… In response to rising ecommerce threats, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards will impose 63 new requirements on brands processing, storing or transmitting credit card information, with version 4.0 coming into effect on March 31, 2025.
  |  By Gav Winter
A website needs to look good, but it also needs to function well. That’s why website design and user experience is as much about what a website can do as it is about how it looks.
  |  By Georgina Grant-Muller
Last year we released the “Failure Analysis” dashboard to allow you to compare a failing result with the latest successful one. The feedback was universally positive: users loved being able to compare tests! So we have now released a full comparison tool to allow you to compare any two User Journey or Page Load test results on your website(s). Website test comparison can be useful for analysing and testing website changes.
  |  By Georgina Grant-Muller
In the ever-evolving digital landscape, where users expect lightning-fast, seamless experiences, a thoughtful balance needs to occur between creating a unique website experience and achieving optimal performance whilst tackling the mounting threats posed by cybercriminals. This predicament places website owners and developers at a crossroads: How can they achieve great user experience (UX) while upholding stringent security protocols with a well-performing website?
  |  By Georgina Grant-Muller
We recently featured in Minute Hack. If you missed the write up, you can catch up in full, here… The digital landscape is poised for a revolution that surpasses mere transactions, offering a glimpse into the deep impact technology. In the dynamic landscape of eCommerce and digital experiences over the past year, we’ve witnessed a whirlwind of change and adaptation.
  |  By Georgina Grant-Muller
While it makes for bleak reading, the frenzy of sales and online shopping activity surrounding Black Friday, means this pre-holiday season is a key period for cybercriminals. And each year we see an increase in cyberattacks during what should be a feel-good time. With more consumers expected to be shopping online this year, the opportunity for fraudulent behaviour is rife. But that doesn’t mean we have to surrender to the risks of poor website security.
  |  By Georgina Grant-Muller
We recently featured in Ecommerce Age. If you missed the write up, you can catch up in full, here… As ecommerce continues to outdo the high street, Black Friday sales are becoming as much of a tradition as Christmas dinners. But shoppers are very influenced by external factors, from the economy to website experiences. We outline the key ecommerce challenges this Black Friday…
  |  By Harry Burton
In the spirit of Halloween, imagine a world where goblins, ghosts, and ghastly waits lurk in the shadows of your website monitoring. In the world of automation, nothing is more terrifying than the sneaky presence of ‘waits’. They may seem harmless and solve problems in the short term but in reality, they can distort the very essence of monitoring.
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In this video, we'll be discussing to find out more, visit: https://www.rapidspike.com/black-friday/

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Catch up on our latest Customer Forum where we discuss new performance features, product roadmap and customer success initiatives.
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Introducing the new Web Vitals performance dashboards in the RapidSpike platform.
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Do you know how to be PCI DSS 4.0 compliant? RapidSpike's Head of Product, Bryn Dodgson introduces the RapidSpike PCI and GDPR Audit.
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Do you know where your website is losing revenue?
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Check out our walkthrough of the RapidSpike Wallboards.
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Do you want to know where your website is losing revenue? The new RapidSpike ROI Calculator can tell you how much and where your website is losing you money.
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You can find out more about our Custom Dashboards here: https://www.rapidspike.com/kb/custom-dashboards/

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In this video we explain our new ROI Calculator feature in the RapidSpike app. Find out how much, and where your website is losing you revenue.
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Learn more about using RapidSpike Synthetic User Journeys to monitor your key ecommerce journeys:

Monitor, Test & Secure your digital world. Manage performance & security, synthetic user journeys, uptime and analytics — all from one dashboard.

Comprehensive and professional monitoring for your entire ecosystem:

  • Performance: Track your web application performance over time using a variety of sophisticated monitors, including Real User Monitoring, Intelligent Page Monitors and Synthetic User Journeys.
  • Security: Scan your infrastructure for any publicly accessible open ports, scan for vulnerabilities, detect issues and unwanted changes, activate comprehensive live alerting.
  • Availability: Configure custom alert rules and check intervals, escalate downtime issues to different teams depending on duration or severity.
  • Assurance: Assurance is all about keeping track of the vital but often forgotten parts of your online environment. We have created a variety of useful monitors that help you stay confident that nothing will escape your notice.
  • SEO: With a suite of monitors we can determine whether your site SEO value is increasing, which naturally leads to an improvement in Search Engine Results. Or whether it's decreasing, and you need to reassess.

Assure your business with professional monitoring. Monitor your uptime, maintain performance and assure your infrastructure - all from one account.