Case Study: Fortune 500 Retailer achieves continuous, evidence-based security validation with AttackIQ

Building Confidence in Security Effectiveness Across a Fortune 500 Retailer’s Complex Global Infrastructure

Fortune 500 Retailer, a large digital‑first retailer with thousands of global stores and complex e‑commerce and corporate networks, faced an expanding ransomware threat and needed a scalable, repeatable way to validate controls across its broad attack surface. After evaluating multiple breach and attack simulation tools, the company selected AttackIQ and deployed the AttackIQ Security Optimization Platform to automate control validation, integrate with SIEM/IDS, and establish consistent baselines across all environments.

Using AttackIQ, the retailer built a library of near‑continuous, MITRE ATT&CK–aligned simulations that can be authored in a day and pushed globally (a process that would have taken weeks manually), enabling consistent testing across thousands of locations. The platform allowed rapid re‑testing after remediations, improved SOC and honeypot validation, and supported change‑and procurement‑decision making (one endpoint configuration test showed detection improve from 6/10 to 9/10). AttackIQ’s automation and responsive support delivered measurable time savings, stronger executive and board confidence backed by evidence, and clearer prioritization of security investments.