Case Study: CARA achieves PCI compliance and network-wide visibility with LogRhythm

CARA Meets PCI Requirements and Gains Network Visibility with LogRhythm

CARA, a privately held Canadian restaurant company with 700+ locations and familiar brands like Swiss Chalet and Harvey’s, needed a scalable way to meet strict PCI DSS requirements across a vast, franchise-heavy network. As the payment service provider for hundreds of franchisees, CARA faced the daunting task of collecting and monitoring logs from point-of-sale systems, servers and network devices at every location while keeping costs and staffing manageable.

CARA selected LogRhythm for its out-of-the-box PCI features and distributed architecture that consolidates tens of millions of daily data points into actionable alerts. The implementation delivered immediate, audit-ready reports, improved per-location visibility and faster, often proactive responses to issues, enabling CARA to offer a fully managed, PCI-compliant POS environment and achieve demonstrable ROI. The company now plans to extend logging to non‑PCI systems (telephony, HVAC, refrigeration) to gain broader operational insights.

CARA

Rik Steven

Manager in the Corporate Project Management Office