
Inbound focus detects frauds sooner
Detect Fraud Attacks much sooner in their lifecycle by focusing on inbound traffic : Many FMS only activate once their subscribers’ begin to display unexpected behaviours. iCONX looks much sooner – at the inbound no. range selection & “baiting” fraudsters use to provoke a reaction from subscribers. With fraud attacks often lasting no more than 2 or 3 hours, iCONX’s early detection is critical to prevent network flooding, shut down IRSF losses, and reduce subscriber fraud responses before they have a chance to happen.

Wholesale focus brings new insights
New ways to trap both wholesale and retail frauds : for iCONX, wholesale is our world. Our system analyses wholesale data in new ways to identify and block classic retail/subscriber frauds. But more than that – iCONX perfectly addresses the rising tide of genuine wholesale frauds, such as IRSF, roaming arbitrage, and CLI Refiling for OBR/interconnect bypass. iCONX helps support a mature decision making workflow : carrier ID and relations, reclaim processes, and potential impacts on wholesale QoS – plus when to block, when to monetise, and how to manage the risk profile between the two options.

Immediate wins via rich KnowledgeBase
Fuel – and refuel - the system with a rich KnowledgeBase of anti-fraud data : the iCONX KnowledgeBase is offered as a subscription service sharing a best-of-breed aggregation of customer and market intelligence. Suspicious ranges, confirmed fraudulent numbers, allocated and unallocated ranges are all maintained, updated and shared by iCONX with subscribing customers, along with a constantly refreshed World Numbering Plan that’s optimised for fraud purposes. Indicative wholesale rates are also published enabling the system to apply financial values to fraud scenarios. In this way the iCONX fraud system gives immediate wins out of the box.