Abstract: A security protection system comprises sensors to detect an alarm condition and a controller that controls the operation of a still-video and audio recording unit. When the sensors activate the controller, the controller turns on appropriate lights and activates the recording unit, and the visual and audio signals from the recording unit are converted to digital and stored on a magnetic disk. The converted signals are also transmitted through a modem to a base location for contemporaneous monitoring of the events which triggered the sensor. The controller can also be activated manually, and may be reset in case of a false alarm. The base location is able to activate the controller for verification or retransmission of the signals.