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SCP-3045 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3045
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$673K
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
8
One-time setup estimated at $558,300 for TEMPEST build-out, secure storage, specialized tooling and initial R&D; recurring annual costs approximately $1,133,200 driven primarily by specialist staff wages, ongoing R&D/forensics tooling, mandatory destruction/replacement of test hardware, legal/PR, and certification/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $673K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $385K
[#5, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #25, #29, #30] TEMPEST-compliant workstation(s) purchase, initial secure/offline backup infrastructure, controlled test dataset procurement, content-filtering development, initial R&D program, sandbox/wrapper software development, initial staff training/SOP creation, initial contingency seed, and minimal-viable alternative initial setup option.
Facilities $108K
[#1, #3] Secure locker/safe procurement & installation and TEMPEST / Faraday-room build-out (structural/shielding work).
Contingency Seed $100K
[#29] Initial contingency / emergency fund seed (separate line to track reserve seed).
Equipment $65K
[#2, #7, #10] Hardened/encrypted flash-drive procurement, capital media shredder purchase (capital hardware destruction), and access-control/CCTV/install hardware one-off costs.
Minimal Alternative Option $15K
[#30] Minimal viable alternative containment initial procurement (co-location + sacrificial laptop) as low-cost option.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $595K/yr
[#9, #11, #27] On-going wages for security personnel (guards), digital-forensics / incident-response specialists, and metadata/content-labeling staff.
Research And Monitoring $210K/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #25, #26] Forensic imaging & analysis tool licenses, ongoing secure storage rotation, controlled dataset maintenance, content-filter maintenance, ongoing R&D program, software maintenance/QA, recurring training refreshers, and red-team / safety testing.
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#18, #19] Legal counsel retainers / compliance management and annual PR / cover-story reserve.
Opportunity Cost Overhead $75K/yr
[#28] Opportunity cost / lost productivity overhead (10–25% overhead on staffing/equipment lines approximated).
Contingency Reserve $50K/yr
[#29] Annual accumulation for contingency & emergency fund (reserve augmentation).
Single Use Test Bench Costs $30K/yr
[#6] Costs driven by single-use testing policy: purchase and destruction of test workstations (projected run-rate for multiple tests/year).
Insurance $20K/yr
[#20] Cyber liability / property / errors & omissions insurance premiums.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#8] Secure courier / chain-of-custody movements for flash-drive transfers (estimated annual run-rate).
Tempest Certification $12K/yr
[#4] TEMPEST certification testing & periodic recertification fees.
Minimal Alternative Operating $12K/yr
[#30] Operating costs for minimal viable alternative containment (annual run-rate if chosen).
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#7, #10, #24] TEMPEST-room and secure-room maintenance including HVAC/filtered power energy, CCTV/storage maintenance and shredder upkeep.
Workstation Replacement $10K/yr
[#5] Ongoing replacement/refresh cycle for TEMPEST-compliant workstations (amortized annual budget).
Regulatory Audits $10K/yr
[#21] External regulatory / compliance audit fees (privacy / data-destruction regulations).
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#22, #23] E-waste recycling / hazardous component handling and consumables (tamper bags, gloves, labels, single-use media).
Hardware Destruction Fees $2K/yr
[#7] Per-device outsourced destruction / degaussing / shredding fees (recurring operational spend separate from capital shredder).
Flash Drive Replacement $200/yr
[#2] Periodic replacement of hardened/encrypted flash-drive spares and maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine testing, certification, scheduled replacements, and no major incidents.
routine_testing scheduled_replacement annual_certification
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small containment incident (e.g., accidental exposure to 'bees' media or localized data leak) requiring extra forensics, replacement equipment and modest PR/legal response.
accidental_bees_media_test localized_data_leak minor_hardware_breach
🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public leak requiring large-scale investigation, replacement of infrastructure, extended legal/PR campaign and potential third-party liabilities.
public_leak extended_breach regulatory_action
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Digital Forensics / Incident Response 3 [#11] 3 specialists to perform controlled tests, imaging, analysis and incident response (salary assumptions included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#9] On-site guards to protect locker and TEMPEST room with relief coverage (24/7 staffing model partial).
Metadata / Content Labeling Staff 1 [#27] 0.5–1 FTE required to human-verify automated scans and label media; budgeted as 1 FTE here.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges in the notes and standard procurement/practice for TEMPEST/hardened containment. Specifics (frequency of tests, exact staffing model, TEMPEST scope, and destruction cadence) are uncertain so figures are midpoint approximations rather than audited quotes.
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