1. An apparatus for monitoring a premises based system including at least one premises device, the apparatus comprising: a communication element, the communication element configured to receive sensor data from the at least one premises device; and a processor, the processor configured to: determine at least one behavioral characteristic of the premises based system, the at least one behavioral characteristic corresponding to at least one of an operation and function of the premises based system that has been previously one of triggered and armed a plurality of instances during a predefined time range; determine whether the sensor data meets the at least one behavioral characteristic; and in response to determining the sensor data fails to meet the at least one behavioral characteristic, initiate at least one diagnostic procedure.