System and method of preventing hijacking of security systems and components
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1. A system comprising:
- a common control element in communication with an authenticated monitoring service facility;
a plurality of detectors coupled to the common control element, wherein the plurality of detectors includes condition sensors, security sensors, or building automation related sensors; and
a decentralized monitoring unit, wherein the decentralized monitoring unit evaluates communications between the authenticated monitoring service facility and the common control element for one or more patterns that indicate that at least some of the communications are emanating from an unauthenticated source other than the authenticated monitoring service facility, andwherein, when the decentralized monitoring unit determines that the at least some of the communications are emanating from the unauthorized source, the common control element intermittently generates diagnostic messages.
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Abstract
A decentralized component is provided as an overly for a centralized system architecture as represented, for example, by a regional monitoring system. The decentralized component provides additional authentication of communications with a displaced monitoring service. Where agents of the decentralized component detect the presence of an unauthenticated monitoring service, messages can be generated or other actions can be taken to respond to that monitoring service.
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1. A system comprising:
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a common control element in communication with an authenticated monitoring service facility; a plurality of detectors coupled to the common control element, wherein the plurality of detectors includes condition sensors, security sensors, or building automation related sensors; and a decentralized monitoring unit, wherein the decentralized monitoring unit evaluates communications between the authenticated monitoring service facility and the common control element for one or more patterns that indicate that at least some of the communications are emanating from an unauthenticated source other than the authenticated monitoring service facility, and wherein, when the decentralized monitoring unit determines that the at least some of the communications are emanating from the unauthorized source, the common control element intermittently generates diagnostic messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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providing a regional monitoring system that detects conditions in a secured region, wherein a control panel of the regional monitoring system communicates with an authenticated monitoring service facility; and providing a decentralized supervisory system that at least intermittently authenticates communications between the control panel and the authenticated monitoring service facility by evaluating the communications for patterns that indicate that at least some of the communications are emanating from an unauthenticated source other than the authenticated monitoring service facility, wherein, when the decentralized supervisory system determines that the at least some of the communications are emanating from the unauthenticated source, the control panel intermittently generates diagnostic messages. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a security system, a condition monitoring system, or a building automation system in communication with an authenticated monitoring service facility; and a supervisory system comprising a plurality of agents, wherein the plurality of agents detect communications associated with the security system, the condition monitoring system, or the building automation system, wherein the plurality of agents evaluate the communications between the authenticated monitoring service facility and the security system, the condition monitoring system, or the building automation system for one or more patterns that indicate that at least some of the communications are emanating from an unauthorized source other than the authenticated monitoring service facility, and wherein, when the plurality of agents determine that the at least some of the communications are emanating from the unauthorized source, a control panel of the security system, the condition monitoring system, or the building automation system intermittently generates diagnostic messages. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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