Case Study: Bank AlJazira achieves PCI compliance ahead of rivals with Tripwire

Beats Rival Banks To PCI Compliance Using Tripwire

Bank Aljazira, a leading Shari’ah‑compliant financial group in Saudi Arabia, needed to meet the new PCI DSS requirements by a looming September 2010 deadline to protect customer cardholder data, avoid fines and preserve its security-focused brand. The bank faced a complex, heterogeneous IT environment processing over 200,000 card transactions daily and required a single, reliable solution to monitor diverse systems and file types for unauthorized change.

BAJ selected Tripwire Enterprise (with local partner I(TS)²) for out‑of‑the‑box configuration assessment and file‑integrity monitoring; implementation and staff training were completed in 16 days. The bank achieved a full pass in its PCI audit by the deadline—beating regional competitors—gained a market differentiator to promote security, and continues to benefit from continuous compliance and operational confidence.

Bank AlJazira

Muhannad Zghoul

IT Security Manager