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SCP-6552 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6552
Expected annual
$263K
One-time setup
$350K
Annual recurring
$258K
Personnel
3
One-time startup costs are approximately $350,300, driven primarily by a contingency reserve and secure vault/equipment setup; recurring annual costs are about $258,500, driven mainly by personnel wages, incident response retainer, insurance, and IT/monitoring services.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $350K
Contingency Reserve Fund $250K
[#16] Contingency/reserve fund set-aside to cover large, unpredictable response costs if a triggered anomalous event occurs.
Equipment $34K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #18] Forensic-imaging hardware and services (#2), air-gapped/playback-disabled workstation (#3), additional site sealed-copy hardware (#4), initial access-control/HSM hardware (#5), secure destruction capability (equipment or contracted service set-up) (#18).
Facilities $15K
[#1] Vault/locker installation, climate control and tamper-evident fixtures for primary archival storage.
Legal Takedown Initial $15K
[#17] Initial takedown/legal costs to remove traces from public repositories and negotiate with third parties.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $10K
[#22] Limited desk-based hazard analysis setup, modeling tools and initial research materials.
Backup Audit Initial $8K
[#10] Initial audit/removal of unauthorized copies from backups and third-party providers.
Software And Os Lockdown Initial $5K
[#11] One-time development/configuration of OS policies, immutable file attributes and custom hooks to prevent rename/playback.
Sop Development Initial $5K
[#13] SOP writing, training rollout materials, and initial training sessions.
Migration Refresh Cycle Initial $3K
[#24] Periodic one-time migration/refresh event cost (typical refresh every 5–10 years).
Relocation Transfer Planning $2K
[#19] Planning and initial costs for controlled transfer procedures and escorted transport if archive is moved.
Background Checks Initial $2K
[#14] Initial background checks/clearance vetting for custodian(s) (estimated for two personnel).
Low Cost Mitigations $300
[#25] Cheap, one-time mitigations (change extension, labeling, disabling file managers).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $258K/yr
Staff Wages $150K/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Salaries/stipends for 1 FTE custodian, 1 backup custodian (part-time/stipend), and periodic/contracted security coverage.
Incident Response Retainer $27K/yr
[#15] Retainer and tabletop exercise budget for incident response team readiness.
Insurance $25K/yr
[#23] Specialized insurance or self-insurance reserve for accidental-trigger liabilities (if permissible).
Dlp And It Monitoring $12K/yr
[#9] Network and endpoint DLP licensing, alerts and quarantine workflows to detect unauthorized copies/transfers.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#17] Ongoing legal monitoring, takedown follow-ups, and cover/PR readiness.
Backup Audit And Eradication $8K/yr
[#10] Ongoing scanning of backups/cloud and contractual/legal costs to remove newly discovered copies.
Logging And Audits $8K/yr
[#12] Immutable logging storage, video retention of access windows, and periodic auditing (quarterly/annual).
Research And Monitoring $4K/yr
[#22] Ongoing updates to hazard models, historical reviews, and limited desk-based analysis.
Access Control Maintenance $3K/yr
[#5] Maintenance, licenses, and support for MFA, HSM/vault key management and access-control systems.
Software Maintenance $2K/yr
[#11] Maintenance of lockdown software, OS policies, and custom hooks.
Sop Training Refreshers $2K/yr
[#13] Annual refresher training and tests for personnel and awareness training for broader staff.
Psychological Support $2K/yr
[#21] Counseling and medical support budget for staff impacted by incidents.
Record Retention And Archival $2K/yr
[#24] Annual record retention, custody forms storage, and minor archival refresh work.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#1, #4] Annual maintenance of vault environmental controls and minor facility upkeep for primary and redundant storage locations.
Background Check Renewals $1K/yr
[#14] Periodic rechecks/clearance renewals for custodian(s).
Energy Overhead $1K/yr
[#20] Electricity and HVAC for vault and monitoring equipment.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Contingency Reserve Contribution $0/yr
[#16] [] Contingency fund was treated as a one-time reserve in this estimate.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $258K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no unauthorized rename/play or major incidents; routine operations and monitoring only.
routine_operations no_unauthorized_access
🚨 Minor Incident $298K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Unauthorized rename/copy attempt or limited localized leak requiring legal takedowns, forensic work, and overtime response.
unauthorized_rename unauthorized_copy_detected limited_playback_attempt
🚨 Catastrophic Trigger $758K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
An accidental playback/compound-word trigger results in a significant anomalous event requiring large-scale emergency response, decontamination, medical treatment, and site-level recovery.
playback_occurred compound_word_triggered multi-site_impact
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Custodian / Archivist 1 [#6] One cleared full-time custodian responsible for custody, chain-of-custody logs, and monthly physical checks.
Backup Custodian / On-call 1 [#7] Secondary cleared person for redundancy and emergency access (part-time/stipend).
Security Officer / Contracted Guard 1 [#8] Periodic physical checks and vault audits (contracted or part-time guard coverage).
📋 Confidence Notes
Core containment and personnel costs are well-defined for a digital Safe-class object, but uncertainty remains around the size and likelihood of contingency/triggered events (wide range in item #16) so confidence is medium.
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