Detecting Unauthorized Physical Access via Wireless Electronic Device Identifiers

A computer system for monitoring a physical area for detection of a wireless device, comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media;
• program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, which when implemented by the one or more processors, cause the computer system to perform the steps of:
• storing in a database an authorized wireless device ID list and an unauthorized wireless device ID list;
• scanning for signals from a wireless device;
• detecting a wireless signal from a wireless device;
• determining a wireless device ID associated with the wireless signal
• determining whether the wireless device ID matches a wireless ID in the authorized or unauthorized ID list;
• and
• in response to determining that the wireless device ID matches a wireless ID in the unauthorized wireless ID list, activate a security alert.

A computer program product comprising:

• program instructions on a computer-readable storage medium, where execution of the program instructions using a computer causes the computer to perform a method for monitoring a physical area for detection of a wireless device, comprising:
• storing in a database an authorized wireless device ID list and an unauthorized wireless device ID list;
• scanning for signals from a wireless device;
• detecting a wireless signal from a wireless device;
• determining a wireless device ID associated with the wireless signal
• determining whether the wireless device ID matches a wireless ID in the authorized or unauthorized ID list;
• and
• in response to determining that the wireless device ID matches a wireless ID in the unauthorized wireless ID list, activate a security alert.