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SCP-6195 Eparch1 ~ medium confidence
SCP-6195
Expected annual
$698K
One-time setup
$276K
Annual recurring
$686K
Personnel
7
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$275k) driven by a secure locker, Faraday shielding and archival hardware; recurring annual costs (~$686k) are dominated by cleared staffing, legal/PR, incident reserve and ongoing preservation/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $276K
Facilities $104K
[#1, #2, #6] Secure high-value containment locker purchase & installation (anchors/tamper sensors), Faraday shielding installation and certification, and access-control/CCTV installation costs (installation portion).
Equipment $62K
[#3, #9] Air-gapped archival server / HSM / write-once media hardware purchase and secure storage hardware (battery-safe / dry cabinet).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#7] Initial forensic analysis project, artifact preservation, hashing/cataloging, chain-of-custody setup and consultant time for initial investigation.
Legal And Licensing One Time $30K
[#12] Legal retainer and initial copyright/cover-up consultancy retainer.
Personnel Clearance Initial $25K
[#17] Initial background checks/vetting for the ~10-person access pool.
Platform Tools One Time $15K
[#24] One-time development/implementation of watermarking, honeytokens and honeypot files for leak detection.
Licensing One Time $10K
[#21] Upfront licensing negotiation/payment for internal use or legally-plausible screening when required.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $686K/yr
Staff Wages $400K/yr
[#4, #5, #11] Cleared digital custodian(s), on-site security detail (guards + supervisor) and amnestic clinician staffing salaries.
Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr
[#12, #16, #21] Ongoing legal actions, cover-story development and small PR/disinformation budgets for takedown/cover operations; includes licensing-related recurring costs when applicable.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#8, #20, #23] Ongoing curation/format migration, regular integrity verification/cryptographic audits and expert consultation/researcher time (contractor fees / small FTE equivalent).
Incident Response Reserve $50K/yr
[#14] Reserve allocation for emergency retrieval, forensic response, increased guard posture and rapid operations.
Administrative Overhead $30K/yr
[#25] Site allocation charges, internal overhead and pro-rated site operations billed to SCP-6195 containment.
Long Term Replacement Fund $15K/yr
[#19] Depreciation/replacement fund for servers, lockers, cameras, Faraday and access systems (amortized).
Media Monitoring $12K/yr
[#13] Continuous internet monitoring and takedown operations (DMCA/rapid response workflows).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#15] Average secure transport and transfer expenses (armored courier, escorted transport) averaged per year.
Amnestic Supplies $10K/yr
[#11] Consumables and drug inventory for amnesticization events and training recertification support.
Personnel Monitoring $10K/yr
[#17] Ongoing insider-threat monitoring, polygraphs and continuous vetting for the access pool.
Secure Destruction $10K/yr
[#22] Secure destruction/wipe operations for recovered unauthorized copies (annual average including occasional larger operations).
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#2, #6, #9] Faraday recertification, access-control/CCTV maintenance and incremental HVAC/power/maintenance for battery-safe handling.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#3, #10] Media rotation/consumables (tapes/WORM media replacement) and chain-of-custody/PPE consumables.
Psychological Support $5K/yr
[#18] Counseling and monitoring for staff exposed to culturally sensitive footage.
Platform Tools Maintenance $2K/yr
[#24] Ongoing small maintenance for watermarking/honeytoken infrastructure.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $686K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, staffing and preservation activities only.
no leaks routine maintenance standard research access
🚨 Minor Incident $726K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Localized leak or unauthorized copy requiring targeted takedowns, a short incident response and limited amnesticization.
detected unauthorized upload small takedown campaign single amnesticization event
🚨 Major Breach $1.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Significant public leak or large-scale dissemination triggering major PR/countermeasures, multiple amnesticizations, emergency retrievals and extended legal action.
public viral leak broken masquerade risk multi-site retrieval and mass response
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Digital Custodian / Sysadmin 1 [#4] Cleared digital custodian to manage air-gapped servers, HSMs, hashing and audits (salary portion included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#5] Rotating guards assigned to the locker/wing (salary portion included in staff_wages).
Security Supervisor 1 [#5] Supervisory officer overseeing guard detail (salary portion included in staff_wages).
Medical Officer / Clinician 2 [#11] Clinicians/amnestic technicians maintained for immediate amnesticization and trained response (salary portion included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling a reasonable estimate, but significant variability exists in incident frequency/severity, legal costs and staffing models; hence medium confidence.
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