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What do these error codes mean?

The other day whilst using a very popular website I came across a series of 404 unavailable page messages. I didn’t think much about it at the time but on reflection it made me wonder how many people actually understand what different error codes mean? Hands up, I only know a few and I work in the website monitoring sector. To most, it just means a weird IT message when things go wrong.

Magecart Monthly: Record £183m fine for British Airways.

Read the latest news on Magecart attacks! We’ve trawled the web for the latest news of data breaches, including updates on previous attacks. Now featuring insider insights from our own Security Researcher! Latest attacks: New! Major Attack on US Medical Debt Collection company American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA). Their payment portal was compromised for 8 months from August 1st, 2018 to March 30th, 2019.

How to manually build a Ubuntu 18.04 Virtual Machine server with Oracle VirtualBox

This post will describe how to manually build a Ubuntu 18.04 Virtual Machine (VM) server using Oracle’s VirtualBox virtualisation software. Being able to build simple, expendable VMs is extremely useful, whether you’re writing software, building websites or just wanting to learn about Linux servers. We need to be able to SSH onto the server from our host machine to make access easier. To gain SSH access we therefore need to forward SSH’s port to our host.

Magecart - A Victim's Perspective

We’ve discussed Magecart very frequently in recent months and it’s getting worse, with new attacks coming to light on a weekly basis. At RapidSpike, we are committed to raising exposure on these types of attacks and educating companies as to how they can effectively detect data breaches and reduce their exposure to them.

(Third) Party Planning: Be careful who you invite!

From a customer’s point of view, your website’s digital experience is one of the most important investments you can make for them. They are your revenue stream, your fiercest critic and the reason you exist. One great way you can improve your digital experience is by using third-party providers. Many of these providers will help you win more business, provide cool features, gather better data and much more.

Ensure Customer Happiness with these 5 Powerful Test Actions

Our fully managed Selenium testing platform allows you to continuously check your website to ensure it’s working as expected. Not just the fact that it’s online, but that your customers can perform tasks such as registering or adding products to the basket. We use real browsers, such as the latest versions of Chrome and Firefox and test from 18 global testing locations.