Security system with cooperative behavior

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a computer readable memory in circuit communication with the processor;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium in circuit communication with the processor;
• wherein the processor executes program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory and thereby:
• in response to receiving a threat alarm notification from a peer security system that is related to an area monitored by the peer security system, retrieve historic first sensor data for a protected area, wherein the protected area is different from and geographically distinct from the area monitored by the peer security system;
• in response to determining that a security threat is not indicated for the protected area by assessing the threat alarm notification, increment a total count of contemporaneous sensor data events that are reported from each of a group of peer security systems for the protected area;
• and
• determine that the security threat is indicated for the protected area in response to determining that the incremented total count of contemporaneous sensor data events meets a threat condition threshold value.

A computer program product for a security system with cooperative behavior, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the computer readable program code comprising instructions for execution by a processor that cause the processor to:
• in response to receiving a threat alarm notification from a peer security system that is related to an area monitored by the peer security system, retrieve historic first sensor data for a protected area, wherein the protected area is different from and geographically distinct from the area monitored by the peer security system;
• in response to determining that a security threat is not indicated for the protected area by assessing the threat alarm notification, increment a total count of contemporaneous sensor data events that are reported from each of a group of peer security systems for the protected area;
• and
• determine that the security threat is indicated for the protected area in response to determining that the incremented total count of contemporaneous sensor data events meets a threat condition threshold value.