Vanilla Cloud Plus
Vanilla Cloud Plus exclusive · SIP trunk add-on

Stop toll fraud before it costs you.

Sentra is self-learning AI that watches the calls going out over your Vanilla SIP trunks. It learns what normal looks like for your business, alerts your team the moment something changes and can block suspicious calls automatically.

Sentra dashboard showing the Action Tool Kit (mode, international and all-calls controls, Reset Threat Level) and a live customer risk profile with call statistics and national and international charts
Real Sentra screen, shown with example data.
Reactive or proactive

A spending limit tells you after the damage is done.

Most SIP providers protect you with a credit or spending limit. It’s better than nothing, but it only reacts once fraudulent calls have already been made.

The standard approach · reactive

Wait for the limit, then stop everything.

A spending limit is set on your account, for example £250. Calls carry on until that figure is reached, then the account is stopped.

Spend this month£250 / £250
Limit reached. Outbound calling suspended.
  • Fraudulent calls run until the limit is hit
  • You pay for the calls made before it stops
  • Genuine calls are cut off along with the fraud
  • Often found out after hours, or the next morning
Sentra · proactive

Spot the attack as it starts, and act on it.

Sentra compares every call with your business’s normal behaviour in real time. Unusual activity triggers an alert straight away, and in proactive mode suspicious calls are blocked automatically.

Suspicious callsBlocked at the first sign
Your team is alerted by SMS, email or webhook within moments.
  • Real-time detection of outbound fraud
  • Suspicious calls blocked or ended automatically
  • Legitimate calling carries on
  • Alerts reach the right people, wherever they are
What Sentra does

Self-learning protection for every outbound call.

Sentra constantly studies your organisation’s call activity and builds a behavioural profile that mirrors how your business actually operates. Anything outside that profile stands out.

Real-time fraud alerts

The moment behaviour looks suspicious, Sentra notifies the people you choose so they can act straight away.

Outbound fraud detection

Unauthorised outbound calls, the hallmark of toll fraud, are picked up as they happen rather than on the next bill.

Global heat map tracking

See where your calls are going worldwide, with risky destinations turning orange and red as threats emerge.

Auto block and kill

Block suspicious calls and end high-risk calls in progress automatically, or with a single click.

Track suspicious trends

Spot patterns building over time, connecting real-time response with longer-term oversight.

Learns your business

Expand into new regions or change your hours and Sentra adapts its profile once it has verified the change is genuine.

Two operating modes

Let Sentra act for you, or keep your hand on the switch.

Proactive Automated response

Sentra responds to threats by itself, the moment they’re detected.

  • Blocks suspicious calls
  • Ends active high-risk calls
  • Notifies your stakeholders
  • Logs and escalates the incident
  • Provides an incident report and termination record

Passive Monitor & notify

Sentra raises the alarm and leaves the decision with your team.

  • Dashboard alert
  • Email, SMS and webhook notifications
  • Notifies your stakeholders
  • Manual actions available
  • Detailed breakdown of what triggered the alert
Your action toolkit

Instantly block all international or all outbound calls when you need to. With a single click, reset your profile’s threat level and end every active call across your organisation.

Global threat intelligence

Two heat maps. Nowhere for fraud to hide.

The global map gives a real-time view of calls made through your services worldwide. If potentially fraudulent activity is detected it updates instantly, turning orange for moderate risk and red for high risk.

The hours map shows your busiest periods and highlights suspicious behaviour. If your business usually runs 9am to 5pm and calls spike at 3am, that could signal a compromised system.

Both maps are customisable to fit how your business works.

Real-time, multi-channel notifications

The right people know, wherever they are.

Choose your triggers, such as risk escalations or detection events, pick a channel and customise the message and recipients. When an alert arrives, your team checks the Sentra dashboard and decides.

  • Legitimate activity? Mark it, and Sentra won’t alert on it again
  • Suspicious? Block or end the calls instantly
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Questions

Sentra FAQs

Is Sentra part of 3CX?
No. Sentra is a Vanilla Cloud Plus add-on for your Vanilla SIP trunks, the lines that carry your calls. It protects the calls going out over those trunks, whichever phone system they come from. 3CX has its own built-in protections, which we also configure for you.
How is Sentra different from a spending limit?
A spending limit only stops your account once a set amount, for example £250, has been spent, so the fraud has already happened and genuine calls stop too. Sentra watches calls in real time against your normal behaviour and can alert you or block suspicious calls as soon as they start.
Will Sentra block genuine calls?
Sentra learns your normal calling pattern so that genuine activity isn’t flagged. If something legitimate does trigger an alert, such as calls to a new country, you can mark it as genuine and Sentra adapts. You can also run it in passive mode, where it alerts but doesn’t block.
Who gets the alerts?
Whoever you choose. Alerts can go by SMS, email or webhook, with your own triggers, messages and recipients.
Who can have Sentra?
Sentra is exclusive to Vanilla Cloud Plus customers on Vanilla SIP trunks. Talk to us and we’ll set it up around your calling pattern.
Sentra fraud protection

Turn insight into action, before fraud costs you.

Tell us about your phone system and calling pattern and we’ll show you how Sentra would protect it.