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SCP-9086 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-9086
Expected annual
$185K
One-time setup
$210K
Annual recurring
$181K
Personnel
3
One-time setup and specialist recovery tasks are the main drivers (hardware recovery, specialist contractors, emulation and forensic imaging) totaling roughly $210k; recurring annual costs are dominated by salaries for security and a digital archivist plus oversight and insurance (~$181k/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $210K
Specialist Contractors $65K
[#7, #14] Contractor engagements: vintage Paragon/HPC engineers (#7) and short-term AI/log analysis contractors (#14).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#5, #8, #10] Forensic imaging and data-recovery services (#5), emulation/software reconstruction and compute resources (#8), archival preservation initial stabilization (#10).
Equipment $26K
[#6, #9, #11] Vintage hardware purchases and spare parts (#6), air-gapped workstation/hardware portion of analysis environment (#9), initial backups/WORM media hardware (#11).
Seizure And Recovery $20K
[#1] Planning and executing the initial recovery/raid (vehicle rental, covert entry equipment, tactical overtime, per-diem).
Legal And Cover Story $15K
[#17] Legal fees, chain-of-custody work, and any cover-story/PR setup costs.
Facilities $9K
[#4, #9] Vault/setup costs for short-term secure storage and physical/IDS/CCTV/lock upgrades as part of the hardened analysis environment (split of #9).
Public Curation Setup $6K
[#21] Optional conservation-grade mounting and interpretive material if retained for restricted display.
Regulatory Mitigation $3K
[#19] Hazardous-material mitigation, small-scale remediation and permits for old electronics.
Evidence Processing $2K
[#2] Forensic field kits, evidence bags, tamper-evident seals, on-site imaging/photography.
Disposal Secure Destruction $2K
[#16] Secure destruction/degaussing/incineration and hazardous-e-waste handling if required.
Secure Transport $1K
[#3] Secure courier/escort, fuel/insurance for transport from recovery site to lab/HQ.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $181K/yr
Staff Wages $160K/yr
[#12, #13] Two dedicated security personnel (~2 guards) and one digital archivist/conservator researcher (FTE).
Research And Monitoring $11K/yr
[#20] Ongoing oversight, periodic audits, contingency reserve/annual review meetings and small ongoing research/monitoring budget.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#10, #11, #21] Archival supplies and media stabilization consumables (#10), backup storage refresh costs (#11), and limited public-curation maintenance (#21).
Insurance $3K/yr
[#18] Property/research and cyber/special-asset riders while hardware and data are in custody.
Energy And Utilities $2K/yr
[#15] Power for test benches, servers, HVAC for lab while work is ongoing.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#4, #9] Vault and short-term storage O&M (#4) and air-gap/IDS/CCTV monitoring & maintenance (#9).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $181K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine maintenance, staffing, and oversight only.
no incidents routine audits annual backups/maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $226K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$45K vs baseline
Small-scale recovery need: partial data recovery breakthrough or limited exposure requiring contractor re-analysis and transport.
partial executable rediscovered unexpected data integrity problem limited legal/forensic follow-up
🚨 Major Breach $381K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant contamination, legal exposure, or discovery requiring large emergency response, extended contractor engagement, PR/legal action, and replacement/backup efforts.
public exposure data/code reactivation with containment breach major legal/regulatory action
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#12] Two dedicated security personnel to protect the artifact/evidence; salaries and benefits included in staff_wages.
Digital Archivist / Conservator / Researcher 1 [#13] One specialist (0.5–1.0 FTE range in notes; modeled here as a single FTE) responsible for cataloging, media maintenance and coordinating recovery.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and realistic ranges, but many estimates are ranges for specialist contractor work and recovery outcomes (data condition, rarity of vintage parts), so total and recurring figures retain moderate uncertainty.
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