SCP-3339 Ectoentropic ~ medium confidence
SCP-3339
Expected annual
$6.0M
One-time setup
$32.1M
Annual recurring
$5.8M
Personnel
24
One-time implementation and contingency reserve dominate costs (≈$32.1M up-front) driven primarily by a large emergency reserve and international/legal/technical takedown efforts; annual operations are substantial (~$5.75M/yr) driven by MTF staffing, SOC operations, R&D, and backbone SLA fees.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $32.1M
Emergency Contingency Reserve $27.5M
[#20] Large-scale emergency escalation reserve for mass amnestic deployment, evacuation, or new containment infrastructure (one-time/reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#17] Long-term R&D lab buildout, research instruments, and initial experiments/equipment (#17).
International Legal Takedown $1.1M
[#3] Retainer/initial actions for international counsel, registrar pressure, and possible seizure/securing domains (one-time legal/takedown costs).
Equipment $875K
[#2, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #16, #19, #23, #26] Sinkhole/high-availability servers and racks (#2), specialized recording & sensing hardware (#7), safes/chain-of-custody hardware (#8), MTF & field vehicles/kit (#9, #10), forensic tooling (#11), social/web tooling (#16), memetic-protective gear (#19), evidence destruction hardware (#23), ticket-prevention devices/protocol hardware (#26).
Backbone Blocking Coordination $600K
[#1] Legal/operational negotiations, contracts, and initial BGP/DNS-level blocking implementation coordination with Tier-1 carriers (one-time portion).
Facilities $498K
[#5, #12, #18] Honeypot lab Faraday/shielding and structural setup (#5), secure pharmacy/controlled storage setup (#12), high-security archival vault construction (#18).
Cover Identity Assets $125K
[#15] Initial assets for cover identities, shell sites, and compensatory budget setup (one-time).
Hr Onboarding $88K
[#21] Initial onboarding, background checks, and clearance processing setup costs (one-time).
Medkit Ambulance Contracts $50K
[#13] Initial medical readiness contracts, medkit purchases, ambulance/evacuation retainer setup (one-time).
Mou Setup $30K
[#25] One-time costs to set up formal MOUs and liaison frameworks with CERTs / law enforcement (#25).
Researcher Training $12K
[#6] Initial specialist training for weekly researcher entry (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.8M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#4, #6, #9, #11, #12, #13, #14, #17, #21, #16, #27] Aggregated wages for SOC analysts and tooling support (#4), weekly researcher salary (#6), MTF Gamma-5 personnel (#9), forensic staff (#11), medical staff for amnestic administration (#12) and medical readiness (#13), therapists and reunification staff (#14), R&D staff (#17), HR/security staff (#21), social/web monitoring staff (#16), and audit/oversight contractors (#27).
Cover Story And Legal $825K/yr
[#15, #22] Annual cover-up/compensatory reserve and minor incident payouts (#15), and insurance/legal-defense retainers and liability mitigation (#22).
Administrative Overhead $639K/yr
[#28] Administrative overhead, pro-rated facilities/utilities/IT support (10–15% modeled at midpoint).
Research And Monitoring $516K/yr
[#2, #4, #11, #16, #17, #27] Non-wage operations and tooling for sinkhole/DNS monitoring (#2), SOC tooling & non-wage ops (#4), forensic program non-wage budget (#11), web/social monitoring tooling (#16), non-wage R&D operational costs (#17), and recurring audit/compliance costs (#27).
Logistics And Transport $475K/yr
[#10, #24, #9] Field-deployment vehicle operations and maintenance (#10), witness relocation and secure travel budgets (#24), MTF non-wage transport/operational logistics (#9).
Backbone Sla Fees $360K/yr
[#1] Ongoing SLA fees, international coordination, and maintenance for ISP backbone/DNS-level blocking (annualized).
Outreach And Liaison $175K/yr
[#25] Ongoing liaison, CERT coordination, joint exercises, and travel for coordination with government CERTs / law enforcement.
Misc Operational Reserve $120K/yr
[#2, #10, #11, #16] Small operational reserve for unforeseen recurring costs tied to sinkhole bandwidth/colocation, field ops spikes, forensic surge, and additional web-takedown demand.
Supplies And Consumables $84K/yr
[#7, #8, #12, #19, #23, #26] Consumables and disposables: recording storage and replacement (#7), evidence consumables and disposal (#8), amnestic drug purchases and consumables (#12), memetic-protection consumables and replacements (#19), destruction consumables (#23), ticket-prevention consumables (#26).
Hr Program Non Wage $52K/yr
[#21] Recurring non-wage HR program costs: ongoing background checks, polygraphs, reinvestigation fees.
Facilities Maintenance $42K/yr
[#5, #18, #23] Recurring maintenance for honeypot/trigger lab infrastructure (#5), archival vault upkeep (#18), and destruction equipment maintenance (#23).
Sinkhole Operational $0/yr
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Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.8M/yr
63.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, weekly researcher entry, scheduled R&D and no major incidents.
no significant civilian access regular SOC/scheduled activities
🚨 Minor Incident $5.8M/yr
30.0% probability / year +$67K vs baseline
Isolated unauthorized civilian access(es) requiring localized MTF deployment, forensic seizures, amnestic administration, medical checks, and cover payments.
single-site civilian access 1–5 containment/amnestic events
🚨 Major Breach $10.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or mass civilian transports requiring mass amnestic deployment, large-scale evacuations, surge forensic operations, and R&D/containment scaling.
mass access events multiple simultaneous civilian transports
🚨 Political Exposure $7.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
International legal/political action triggered by ISP blocking or jurisdictional disputes, requiring major legal defense, diplomacy, and possible additional technical work.
international legal challenge regulatory/political backlash to blocking
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#9] MTF Gamma-5 rapid-response team (typical 6–12 operators; midpoint staffed to 9).
Security Operations Center Analyst 4 [#4] SOC analysts (3–6 recommended; midpoint 4) for 24/7 monitoring and incident triage.
Research Scientist 4 [#17] R&D staff for long-term study and containment research (staffing implied by recurring R&D budget).
Researcher (on-site weekly) 1 [#6] One trained researcher authorized for weekly SCP-3339-2 entry; primary operator.
Forensic Technician 2 [#11] Forensic seizure and remediation technicians supporting field operations.
Medical Officer / EMT 2 [#12, #13] Medical staff to administer Class-A amnestics, screening, emergency care, and med readiness.
Administrative Staff / HR / Liaison 2 [#21, #25] HR, outreach, and liaison staff for clearances, CERT coordination, and administrative overhead.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling midpoint-based estimates, but the object's anomalous behavior, international legal uncertainty, and contingency sizing introduce notable uncertainty.
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