Patent ID: 7012520

Claim:
A security system for monitoring a plurality of assets comprising: a plurality of agents, each one of said plurality of agents connected with an asset, each said plurality of agents comprising: a sensor for monitoring a physical condition of the corresponding one of said plurality of assets; a processor for collecting and processing the physical condition data to produce an asset security data; a communication device for transmitting and receiving data; and a wireless communication channel for communicating between the plurality of agents via a virtual network, wherein one of the plurality of agents is assigned as a primary agent to receive the plurality of asset security data from the plurality of agents and transmit the plurality of asset security data to the master control unit; a master control unit for receiving the plurality of asset security data from the plurality of agents; and a global operations center in communication with the master control unit for receiving the plurality of asset security data retransmitted from the master control unit and analyzing the plurality of asset security data to detect a security threat.