Case Study: U.S. Grocery Chain Company achieves PCI DSS compliance and secures in-store WiFi with NETSCOUT's AirMagnet Enterprise

U.S. Grocery Chain Deploys AirMagnet Enterprise to Support PCI Compliance Efforts

A large U.S. grocery chain with more than 1,000 stores across ten Southeastern and Mid‑Atlantic states and over 65,000 employees needed to secure its in‑store Wi‑Fi to meet PCI DSS and Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements. Existing tools couldn’t detect rogue access points or diagnose wireless degradation remotely, exposing the company to potential customer data theft, brand damage and millions of dollars in fines.

The company deployed NETSCOUT AirMagnet Enterprise sensors in more than a thousand stores—one vendor‑agnostic sensor per site—to provide 24x7 WIDS/WIPS monitoring, alerting on rogue APs, interference and unauthorized clients. The solution ensured PCI compliance (avoiding an estimated $1M per incident in fines), protected customer data, improved Wi‑Fi availability, and boosted IT productivity—enabling two staff to handle work that previously required a team of ten and greatly reducing travel to remote stores.