We should investigate the effort required to move from v9 to v12, as newer versions of cypress fix several issues as well as faster bundled libraries.

Steps

1. Read the cypress migration guide https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/migration-guide
2. Create a separate branch of main and apply migration guide to see what needs to be updated (for example, probably login needs to be updated to use cy.session())
3. Note any changes that would be required from CI POV