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SCP-2926 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2926
Expected annual
$578K
One-time setup
$310K
Annual recurring
$563K
Personnel
4
One-time setup costs are concentrated in secure hardware, isolation equipment, and contingency reserves (~$310k). Recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages, incident retainer, and operational security (~$563k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $310K
Equipment $112K
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #22] Secure air-gapped server, sandbox/VM cluster hardware, HSM and physical safe, network isolation/data-diode hardware, initial encrypted removable media and write-blockers, archival storage setup, and analytics/GPU compute hardware (initial purchases).
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#26] One-time contingency / emergency response reserve fund to seed high-cost incident responses or legal defense.
Facilities $45K
[#7, #8] Server-room environmental controls (CRAC, fire suppression) and physical containment room upgrades (badge access, CCTV installation, tamper sensors).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $37K
[#16, #21, #14] Initial software licenses and tooling, controlled-input handling tooling/workflow setup, and initial SOP/policy/training development.
Background Checks $12K
[#13] Initial background checks/clearance vetting for on-site personnel (estimated ~ $3,000/person × 4 staff).
Decontamination Event Budget $5K
[#20] Budget for secure wiping/physical destruction/disposal capability for retired media (per-event/reserve).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $563K/yr
Staff Wages $390K/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Ongoing wages and benefits for 2 security guards (full-time) and core technical staff (1 system/admin, 1 researcher).
Incident Response Retainer $40K/yr
[#12] External incident response and forensic services retainer to respond to suspected exfiltration or replication attempts.
Research And Monitoring $34K/yr
[#6, #17, #21, #22, #23, #27] Archival storage fees, secure/tamper-evident logging retention, controlled-input workflow operations, recurring compute power/maintenance for analytics, documentation/reporting costs, and long-term archival migration planning (annualized).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#15] Legal counsel, cover-story maintenance, NDAs, and administrative legal costs for containment/liaison.
Insurance And Indemnity $15K/yr
[#24] Cyber/facility insurance premiums to cover legal costs of unauthorized disclosure events.
Periodic Security Audits $15K/yr
[#25] Annual third-party security assessments and penetration tests of physical and digital containment.
Logistics And Transport $8K/yr
[#19] Secure transport/armored courier costs for physical media movement (assumed ~18 trips/yr at ~$450/trip).
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#5, #18] Replacement encrypted media, write-blockers, spare parts, replacement drives, backup batteries, and routine consumables.
Software Licenses And Maintenance $8K/yr
[#16] Recurring OS, hypervisor, SIEM, backup/forensic tooling subscriptions and maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#7, #8] Annual maintenance for UPS/generator tests, CRAC servicing, and physical-security system monitoring/maintenance.
Training And Sop Refresh $5K/yr
[#14] Recurring refresher training, SOP updates, and tabletop/exercise costs.
Background Check Rechecks $4K/yr
[#13] Periodic re-screening / reinvestigations for personnel (~$1,000/person/yr × 4).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $563K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations, training, and scheduled audits; no containment incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_audits no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $618K/yr
7.0% probability / year +$55K vs baseline
Small suspected exfiltration or containment anomaly requiring external forensics and limited replacements.
suspected_exfiltration forensic_investigation limited_hardware_replacement
🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Successful substantial breach or unauthorized public disclosure requiring large-scale legal defense, rebuild, and PR/containment measures.
successful_exfiltration public_disclosure large_scale_remediation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Scale Up $763K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Internal research produces findings that require accelerated scaling, additional secure compute, and extra staffing for controlled experiments.
major_research_opportunity need_for_additional_compute temporary_staff_hiring
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#9] Two full-time on-site guards to control physical access and escort media.
Engineer / Maintenance (System Administrator / Infosec) 1 [#10] One full-time system administrator responsible for air-gap discipline, patching, and log review.
Research Scientist 1 [#11] One researcher (computer vision/AI) to study outputs, run controlled experiments, and document behavior.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from analyst ranges for common secure-computing containment items; line-item mapping is complete. Uncertainty remains in staffing choices, frequency/severity of incidents, and insurance/retainer selections, so figures are approximate.
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