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SCP-5716 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-5716
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
19
Initial capital outlay is approximately $1.5M for hardened facilities, specialized equipment, and reserve funds; ongoing annual operations are about $2.4M driven primarily by staff wages, legal/insurance retainers, and recurring security/cyber controls.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Incident Response Reserve $500K
[#18] One-time incident response reserve seed for forensic contractors, emergency travel, remediation and crisis ops (#18 one-time reserve).
Facilities $310K
[#3, #4, #6] TEMPEST/Faraday shielding and EMI countermeasures (#3), independent power equipment and installation (#4), secure server room construction & physical access controls (mantrap/biometrics/doors) (#6).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#16] Controlled research sandbox environment & safety R&D buildout (instrumented, no-egress testbed) initial build cost (#16).
Contingency Unexpected Upgrades $200K
[#27] Small contingency fund for unexpected containment upgrades or protocol changes after incidents (#27 one-time standby).
Equipment $165K
[#1, #2, #11, #12, #13, #23] Hardened, air-gapped containment terminal and peripherals (#1); hardware one-way diode / data-diode installation (#2); initial HSM + WORM storage purchase (#11 initial); initial archival duplication/vaulting media (#12 initial); locks/cameras/tool control systems for fabrication labs (#13); forensic hardware/toolset initial purchase (#23 initial).
Relocation Contingency Per Person $100K
[#19] Per-person relocation & identity protection contingency (budgeted per-incident reserve; listed as one-time contingent expense) (#19).
Background Checks Initial $24K
[#8] Initial background checks/security clearance processing for authorized personnel (estimate assumes ~8 personnel at ~$3,000 each) (#8 initial).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#7, #9, #16] 24/7 onsite security team wages & benefits (#7), dedicated cybersecurity staff + SOC monitoring wages partially allocated here (#9), recurring research staffing wages for controlled R&D (portion of #16 recurring staffing).
Cover Story And Legal $700K/yr
[#17, #24] Legal counsel, compliance and external affairs retainer for NGO/contact handling & incident response (#17), plus insurance and legal settlement reserve/premiums (#24).
Research And Monitoring $350K/yr
[#15, #16, #26] Red-team penetration testing & adversarial evaluations (#15), recurring non-staff research compute/monitoring costs for safety R&D (#16 recurring compute/ops), and specialized containment research contracts/consultants (#26).
Security Software Licenses $100K/yr
[#10] SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, endpoint hardening licenses, maintenance and subscription costs (#10).
Staff Monitoring And Dlp $50K/yr
[#20] Staff monitoring, DLP on employee email, communication controls and associated monitoring staff/software (#20).
Facilities Maintenance $31K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #6] Ongoing TEMPEST/EMI maintenance and filtered power upkeep (#3), independent-power maintenance/on-call service and generator fuel/load-tests (#4/#5), and secure-room/mantrap/HVAC/door maintenance (#6).
Procurement Audit Program $30K/yr
[#14] Recurring procurement and fabrication audits, vendor whitelisting and audit contracts (#14).
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#25] Consumables: blank WORM discs, tamper seals, secure shipping packaging, vault fees and routine consumables (#25).
Hardware Refresh And Media Migration $10K/yr
[#22] Hardware refresh cycles and media migration amortized annually to avoid obsolescence (#22 recurring amortized).
Forensic Maintenance $8K/yr
[#23] Ongoing maintenance and license renewal for forensic hardware/software toolset (#23 recurring maintenance).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#12] Air-gapped archival storage fees, media migration cycles amortized as yearly storage/logistics for geographically separated vaults (#12 recurring).
Immutable Logging Maintenance $5K/yr
[#11] Maintenance and support contracts for HSM and WORM storage used for immutable logging (#11 recurring maintenance).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; containment operates with planned staffing, legal retainer, audits and routine maintenance.
routine_operations scheduled_audits no_data_leak
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Attempted social-engineering or minor exfiltration attempt that is detected and contained, requiring forensics, overtime, and additional audits.
phishing_success_attempt small_scale_exfil_attempt detected_by_DLP
🚨 Major Data Leak $3.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant leak of protected files to external NGOs/media resulting in large-scale forensic response, legal action, PR mitigation and potential settlements.
successful_exfiltration public_disclosure third-party_media_spread
🚨 Staff Identity Exposure $2.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
AI publishes names/locations of staff leading to required relocations, identity protection and long-term personnel security actions.
staff_data_publication targeted_blackmail_outcome
👥 Personnel 19 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#7] 24/7 onsite security coverage (rotating shifts, two-person rule, supervisor).
Cybersecurity Staff 3 [#9] Dedicated cybersecurity specialists to monitor SOC, IDS/forensics and logs.
Research Scientist 3 [#16] Staffed research team supporting controlled sandbox R&D and instrumented testing.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 Site leadership and executive oversight (covers coordination with legal and containment).
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#4, #6] Facilities/engineering support for independent power systems, TEMPEST equipment and secure-room maintenance.
Administrative Staff 1 Administrative and procurement oversight (vendor whitelisting, audit support).
Medical Officer 1 Clinical liaison for scheduled interactions and staff wellbeing during incidents.
Forensic Specialist 1 [#23] On-site forensic analyst to handle media imaging, write-blocking and initial triage before external contractors.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges which enable a reasoned estimate, but many costs (incident probabilities, scope of legal exposure, and staffing mixes) are scenario-dependent and have wide ranges; this yields medium confidence.
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