Illegal robocalls continue to be a significant problem for consumers and businesses of all sizes. STIR/SHAKEN is expected to reduce illegal spam calls, but those behind the illegal calls will persist, wasting time, clogging up phone lines, and in some cases, perpetrating phishing attacks. Join us as we discuss the current state of STIR/SHAKEN and explain why further Robocall Mitigation is required.
Stay with us as Gerry Christensen, VP of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at YouMail joins us to share an AI-powered robocall analytics platform that can be used by service providers and enterprises to block much of the unwanted traffic.
Video recording of the session is available at:
https://www2.telcobridges.com/videolibrary
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Introductions
Alan D Percy
Chief Marketing Officer
alan.percy@telcobridges.com
@AlanDPercy
Gerry Christensen
VP of BD, YouMail
gchristensen@youmail.com
@GTChristensen
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Agenda
• Introductions
• Background on STIR/SHAKEN
• Where do we Stand?
• Beyond Robocall Mitigation
• Where to Learn More
• Your Questions
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4. TelcoBridges Inc.
• Manufacturer of VoIP gateways, signaling
gateways, and SBC software for carriers and
enterprises
• Employee Owned
• Founded in 2002
• Employees: ~40
• Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
• Hardware & software R&D as well as
production of its products in Montreal
• Sales/Support offices:
Montreal, Turkey, Hong Kong, Italy
• 24/7 technical support
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TelcoBridges HQ
7. STIR/SHAKEN in 1 Slide
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I know the subscriber, can attest
that they have permission to
use the number, and I have
permission to pass calls with
STIR/SHAKEN
Originating
Service Provider
Terminating
Service Provider
The originating SP is valid,
attested that the caller ID
is legitimate and has not
been manipulated
Intermediate
Service Providers
STIR/SHAKEN “Security”
8. STIR/SHAKEN
What it Does Do:
• Secures the Caller-ID information
• The originating operator attests as
to whether the caller has permission
to use the number
• Defines three levels of attestation
(A, B, C)
• Tell subscriber if the call has an
attestation (but not the level)
• Provides traceback
What it Does Not do:
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• Pass the level of attestation to the
called party
• Monitor patterns of calling or abuse
• Know the intent of the caller
• Differentiate between legitimate and
fraudulent behavior
• Redirect suspicious traffic
• Terminate known fraudulent calls
9. Timeline
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Do Not Call
Act
Truth in
Caller ID
Act
FCC Calls for
STIR/SHAKEN
implementation
TRACED Act
signed into law
Robocall
Mitigation
Database
Filings Due
“May-not-
accept”
2003 2009 2019 June 30,
2021
Sept 28,
2021
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Unique answering data + fingerprinting
captures bad actors as they start their behavior –
within minutes of the first call
We ID call attacks by what they say
This message from the Social Security Administration
is regarding an enforcement action filed by the
Department of Treasury on your social security number.
This will be recorded second avoidance of appearance
before a magistrate judge ordered jury for a criminal
offense…
Hello… John is not currently available, please
leave a message.
Campaign:
Caller Phone Number:
Caller ID:
Caller Carrier:
Call Time (UTC):
Callee Phone Number:
Callee Carrier:
Social Security Imposter Attack
240-587-5386
IRS
AcmeLEC CLEC, LLC
2020-10-13T20:23:05Z
210-884-xxxx
T-Mobile
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Sensor Network
Consumer mobile numbers
answered by YouMail
instead of carrier
Call content + AI = Zero-hour protection
AI
AI This message from the Social Security Administration
is regarding an enforcement action filed by the
Department of Treasury on your social security number.
This will be recorded second avoidance of appearance
before a magistrate judge ordered jury for a criminal
offense…
YouMail Call Fingerprinting identifies bad calls typically
within 1-5 minutes based on answering billions of annual calls
AI
YouMail
Call
Platform
Zero-hour protection
Protection and mitigation available for
mobile clients, carrier networks
and consumer brands
Sensor Network & Protection capabilities powered by an
extensive patent portfolio covering our unique
call fingerprinting, handling and quarantining
technologies.
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17. Impact on Enterprise: IP-PBXs and UCaaS
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• Enterprise organizations
desire calls from
customers, colleagues,
and partners
• Unwanted robocalls tie
up enterprise resources
and represent lost
productivity for
employees
Desired calls…
Unwanted calls…
21. Points of Mitigation
Four Points for Mitigation:
1. Originating Service Provider
2. Terminating Service Provider
3. As a Service
4. Subscriber
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22. SP Use Case:
• ProSBC inserted into call route
• As calls arrive, reputation is
checked
• Based on reputation score:
• 503 – SVC Unavailable
(Route advance)
• 603 – Decline
(Drop the call)
Originating Service Provider
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Carrier
Reputation
Analytics
Soft Switch
Originating Service Provider
INVITE
503
603
Subscribers
23. CPaaS and UCaaS Providers
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SIP
Carrier
CPaaS or UCaaS Provider
Protecting XaaS platforms
• SBC in the cloud, integrated
with reputation analytics
• As calls arrive, reputation is
checked
• Based on reputation score:
• Calls are completed
• Dropped
• Redirected to Voicemail
Reputation
Analytics
UCaaS Subscribers
25. Mitigation as a Service
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SIP
Carrier
IP-PBX
Enterprise
Enterprise Customers
• Full service is in cloud,
integrated SBC with reputation
analytics
• SIP Trunk from carrier is sent
to service
• Mitigated SIP Trunk then sent
to enterprise
• No on-premises equipment
• Seamless integration
27. Solution Brief
BENEFITS:
The benefits of the TelcoBridges/YouMail
integration includes:
• Ease of Implementation – Inserting ProSBC
into the call flow eliminates the need for
major upgrades to existing systems
• Compliance – Quickly meet FCC robocaller
mitigation requirements
• Flexible Deployment Options – can be
deployed in the service provider network or
cloud
• Scalable Business Model – allowing
businesses to “ramp up” their robocaller
mitigation as they grow
• Highly reliable – based on carrier-class
reliable software and hardware systems
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https://freesbc.telcobridges.com/youmail/
28. Know Your Customer Whitepaper
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Get your copy from: https://freesbc.telcobridges.com/lp-youmail-wp/
29. Video Library on YouTube
• ProSBC Training Modules
• Recorded webinars
• How-to Tutorials
• Customer interviews
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Recorded podcasts
• And more…
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youtube.com/telcobridges
30. Enabling the Migration to
Cloud Communications
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Q/A
www.YouMail.com
gchristensen@youmail.com