An RFID based security system detects a lock/unlocked condition when securing a premise and an open/close condition of a window and/or door to monitor for an intruder. A local interface polls a RFID tag and relays a read value to a user panel for a determination if an intruder has opened a window and/or door. Alternately, the local interface is connected to at least one of a second local interface and the user panel to form a security network. The security network is relied on to convey security information to the user panel for a determination if an intruder has opened a window and/or door.