Case Study: Leading Retail Clothing Company achieves PCI compliance and single‑ID access with BeyondTrust PowerBroker Identity Services

Major Retailer Achieves Compliance With the PCI Data Security Standard

A leading global apparel retailer operating multiple enterprises and brands faced a growing identity-management problem: a patchwork of Unix, Linux, Windows and proprietary directory services left users with multiple IDs and inconsistent password policies. When a new consolidated online sales division needed to meet PCI Requirement 8 (unique IDs for system access), the company found its DIY synchronization approaches too complex and costly to ensure compliance.

The retailer deployed Microsoft Active Directory together with BeyondTrust PowerBroker Identity Services (AD Bridge) to create a single-domain environment with one centrally managed ID per user, unified authentication, and global password/security policies. The change delivered PCI and SOX compliance, simplified user administration, enabled single sign‑on across platforms, and improved productivity and stakeholder satisfaction.