Security monitoring system for a vehicle

A security monitoring system comprising:

• data processing hardware;
• and
• memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, the memory hardware storing instructions that when executed on the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising:
• determining an inactive state of ignition controls of a vehicle;
• activating a security monitoring application in response to the determined inactive state of the ignition controls;
• monitoring for one or more security events via the security monitoring application;
• detecting a security event by the security monitoring application;
• determining an alarm status of a security monitoring system in response to the detected security event;
• determining a state of a delay mode of the security monitoring application;
• and
• executing a tiered proactive measure in response to the determined alarm status and the determined state of the delay mode.