Meet FraudStopper, a new toll-fraud detection system optimized for VoIP providers
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) October 03, 2011
VoIP Toll Fraud became a major issue for many carriers in November 2010, when thieves began using the "SIPVicious" security scanning tool to search the Internet for VoIP service that could be stolen. ECG estimates that over US $1M in international termination service has been stolen by criminals targeting VoIP service providers in the United States. Some individual incidents have amounted to more than US $160,000.
Most fraud detection systems have simplistic thresholds to identify risky behavior. If a customer appears to make a large number of international calls, the system will alert automatically. But if that same customer routinely makes a large number of international calls and pays for the service, it could simply be their normal course of business. Such simplistic schemes cannot handle the wide diversity among VoIP customers, some of whom make no international calls, while others make numerous calls.
“FraudStopper learns the normal behavior for customers by analyzing historical billing records to determine what is routine for each individual,” said James Pucket, president of ECG.. “Statistics are tracked per customer in the User Behavior Database. When international calling occurs that does not match a customer's profile, FraudStopper can detect that change and report the risk.”
However, ordinary activity on a Monday might be fraudulent levels on a Saturday. FraudStopper's dynamic database understands weekly patterns of work. The User Behavior Database compares details from the day of the week extending far into the past to make accurate judgments and reduce false positives.
Alerting from FraudStopper is done through email and SNMP. The email describes the user suspected of fraud, and the historical profile for the user. This allows operations staff to determine the risk and make a judgment. The SNMP trap allows integration with Network-Management tools like HP OpenView and SolarWinds.
The Real-Time Call Progress Monitor in FraudStopper can receive input data from practically any source. Full integration with real-time or batched data sources is available. ECG has integrated using CDRs from Metaswitch, BroadSoft, Acme Packet, Alcatel-Lucent, and others.
About ECG:
ECG is technical consultancy for VoIP, Telecom, and Internet service providers. The technical staff at ECG have been designing and implementing carrier networks since 1995, and bring the value of their experience through troubleshooting, network integration and more. Major vendors, such as Acme Packet, BroadSoft and Metaswitch use ECG for special projects, while carriers including AT&T, TelePacific and Stage2 Networks use ECG to support their network design and operations. Visit http://www.e-c-group.com/.
About Metaswitch Forum 2011
Now in its eighth year, the Metaswitch Forum is firmly established as a premier event for service providers that are embracing the move to all-IP networking and services. With more than 200 service providers attending from around the world, Metaswitch customers and prospects value the opportunity to talk technology, analyze trends, share marketing ideas and explore solutions at our Mosaic partner expo. This year’s event looks closely at the impact of customer mobility and the migration to ever more intelligent endpoints interacting with a cloud service core. Featuring customer, celebrity and executive keynote speakers, specialized tracks and continuous networking opportunities, Forum 2011 runs from October 3-6 at the Bellagio Resort and Casino, Las Vegas. For more information, visit http://www.metaswitchforum.com/. Or #mforum2011.
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James Puckett
ECG
(229) 316-0012
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