Standard CCTV is essentially a digital witness; it records your property being violated so you can show the footage to the police after the fact. scOS is a digital bodyguard. Our system uses MotionX technology, a revolutionary AI that focuses on 'important activity' rather than just motion. While traditional cameras are triggered by swaying trees, cobwebs, or passing foxes, scOS ignores the noise and only alerts you to genuine threats. Most importantly, scOS doesn't just watch; it acts. By automatically detecting your property boundaries, it can trigger instant light and voice responses to deter an intruder before they ever reach your door. It’s the difference between having a video of a crime and preventing the crime from happening in the first place.

Absolutely. scOS is designed to be brand-agnostic, meaning it can transform your existing 'dumb' cameras into a high-level intelligence system. We work with most professional wired IP camera brands, including 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 and integrate it with our Intelligence Hub. This hub processes your video feeds locally using our proprietary AI before escalating to the cloud. By using your existing wired infrastructure, we provide a more secure and stable connection than wireless alternatives, which are often susceptible to signal jamming by modern criminals.

scOS uses a sophisticated three-layer deterrent strategy. The first layer is Presence Simulation, which is our primary passive deterrent. The system learns your home's normal activity patterns and simulates them while you're away, making the house appear occupied. The second layer is our MotionX detection. This AI is trained to recognise human behaviour regardless of whether a person is walking, crawling, or attempting to hide their figure with a mask or hoodie. Finally, we use Active Intervention. If the AI detects a persistent threat, it triggers external IoT speakers to deliver escalating voice warnings and activates automatic lighting. This proactive approach forces criminals to realise they have been spotted, usually causing them to flee before attempting a break-in.

We take data privacy incredibly seriously. Unlike many security companies that store data on international servers, scOS is 100% UK-based. This means our company, our support teams, and our data centres are all located right here in the UK. We are fully GDPR compliant, ensuring that your data remains yours and is never sold or shared with third parties. Your Intelligence Hub processes most of the AI logic locally on your property for maximum speed and privacy, only using our secure UK cloud for heavy lifting and remote access. You have 24/7 access to your recordings, which are stored for up to two weeks, giving you total peace of mind.

A video doorbell is a useful tool for seeing who is at the door, but it is fundamentally reactive. It usually only alerts you once someone is already on your doorstep, and it offers very little in the way of actual crime prevention. scOS is a comprehensive home intelligence system that protects your entire property boundary. While a doorbell might show you a parcel being stolen, scOS uses AI to identify suspicious behaviour the moment someone enters your driveway or garden. With features like DVLA vehicle recognition and escalating voice deterrents, scOS is designed to stop a criminal in their tracks long before they get near your front door. It’s proactive security versus a simple digital peephole.

Oakenshaw’s location near the M62 and M606 makes it a prime area for vehicle-related crime. scOS includes DVLA Vehicle Recognition, which scans the plates of any car entering your driveway. It checks these against the national database to identify cloned plates or vehicles associated with known criminal activity. If a suspicious vehicle is detected, scOS can immediately alert you and trigger a voice warning from our external IoT speakers, letting the occupants know they have been identified. This is a powerful tool for deterring car thieves before they even step out of their vehicle.

West Yorkshire Police manage a high volume of calls, and response times can vary. scOS provides an immediate, automated response that doesn't wait for a dispatcher. Our AI-driven system can detect an intruder, turn on floodlights, and issue a voice deterrent the moment a boundary is crossed. This 'escalating response' is often enough to scare off criminals who are looking for an easy, quiet target. By the time an intruder has even reached your door, scOS has already taken multiple steps to deter them, providing a level of protection that works instantly and autonomously.

Modern criminals often wear masks or hoodies to avoid traditional CCTV. scOS features 'Covered Face Detection,' which specifically flags individuals who are attempting to conceal their identity. Unlike standard cameras that just record the footage, scOS recognises this as a high-threat behaviour. It can instantly trigger a voice deterrent from our external IoT speakers, such as 'You have been identified, please leave the property.' This lets the intruder know that their attempt at concealment has failed and that the system is actively monitoring them, which is a major deterrent for premeditated crime.