Traditional CCTV is a passive observer; it records a crime while it happens but does nothing to stop it. scOS is a proactive intelligence system. While your current cameras might flood your phone with false alerts from spiders or wind, our MotionX technology focuses only on 'important activity.' It recognises people regardless of how they move or if they try to hide their shape, and it ignores the environmental noise that plagues standard systems. Most importantly, scOS doesn't just watch—it intervenes. By detecting threats at your Marks Tey property boundary, it can trigger automatic light responses and escalating voice warnings from external IoT speakers to deter an intruder before they ever reach your door. It’s the difference between having a witness and having a digital security guard on duty 24/7.

Absolutely. scOS is designed to be brand agnostic, meaning we can often transform your existing 'dumb' cameras into a high-level intelligence network. We work with most professional-grade wired IP cameras, including brands like Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Reolink, and Ubiquiti. During our professional UK installation—which typically takes between 4 and 6 hours—our engineers will assess your current hardware. If your cameras are compatible, we simply connect them to our Intelligence Hub, which handles the local processing before escalating critical data to our secure UK cloud. This allows you to upgrade to elite AI protection without the cost of replacing every piece of hardware on your Marks Tey home.

scOS uses a sophisticated three-layer approach to deterrence. First is Presence Simulation: the system learns your normal activity patterns and simulates them inside the home when you're away, making the property appear occupied to anyone watching from the street. Second is our MotionX detection, which identifies a person the moment they cross your property boundary—even if they are wearing a mask or a hood. Third is Active Intervention. When a threat is confirmed, the system triggers an escalating response. This starts with instant illumination and moves to authoritative voice warnings delivered via external IoT speakers. Unlike a simple alarm, this tells the criminal they have been spotted by an intelligent system, usually causing them to flee immediately.

Privacy and security are at the core of scOS. Unlike many competitors who ship data overseas, scOS is 100% UK-based. Your data is processed locally on your Intelligence Hub for immediate response and then escalated to our secure, GDPR-compliant UK data centres. We believe your data belongs to you; we never sell your information or footage to third parties. You have full control over your recordings, which are stored for up to two weeks and accessible via our secure app from anywhere in the world. By keeping everything within the UK—from our support teams to our servers—we ensure the highest standards of data protection for our Marks Tey customers.

A video doorbell is a useful tool for seeing who is at the front door, but it is not a security system. It has a limited field of view and generally only alerts you once someone is already standing on your doorstep. scOS provides whole-property protection. It monitors your entire boundary, including side gates and back gardens, and uses AI to stop a crime before it happens. While a doorbell might show you a package being stolen, scOS uses proactive voice deterrents and light responses to prevent the thief from approaching in the first place. For a home in Marks Tey, scOS offers a professional-grade, proactive shield that a consumer-grade doorbell simply cannot match.

Marks Tey is a busy junction for the A12 and A120, which can cause standard motion-sensing cameras to trigger constantly. scOS uses MotionX, which is designed to ignore the 'noise' of passing traffic and focus only on activity that matters—like someone stepping onto your driveway or approaching your side gate. This means you won't get bothered by alerts every time a car drives past, but you will be notified the moment a person enters your property.

Being near a major station can lead to increased foot traffic and opportunistic crime. scOS uses Activity Pattern Recognition to learn what is 'normal' for your home. If someone is loitering near your property or showing unusual interest in your vehicles—behaviours that differ from a standard commuter walking past—the system will flag it as an anomaly and can initiate a deterrent response if they cross your boundary.

Yes. Our DVLA Vehicle Recognition is a powerful tool for Essex residents. It doesn't just see a car; it reads the plate and checks it against the national database. This can help identify cloned plates or vehicles that have been reported as stolen or suspicious. If a high-risk vehicle enters your property, scOS can alert you instantly, giving you a head start on protecting your own cars.