Abstract: A distributed home security system and a method of responding to alert notifications from that system are provided. They system includes a virtual monitoring module that intercepts alert conditions and sends them to a security server. The security server delivers notifications to main mobile alert devices associated with the virtual monitoring modules. If the main alert mobile devices are unable to respond to the alert conditions the server sends the alert condition to auxiliary mobile alert devices that had accepted to receive such alert notifications. The auxiliary mobile alert devices can report status of the alert condition to the main mobile alert devices via the security server. The auxiliary mobile alert devices may receive reward points for responding to the alert condition.