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## NS.growthAnalyzeSecurity() method
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Calculate the security increase for a number of thread.
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< b > Signature:< / b >
```typescript
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growthAnalyzeSecurity(threads: number, hostname?: string, cores?: number): number;
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```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| threads | number | Amount of threads that will be used. |
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| hostname | string | Optional. Hostname of the target server. The number of threads is limited to the number needed to hack the servers maximum amount of money. |
| cores | number | Optional. The number of cores of the server that would run grow. |
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< b > Returns:< / b >
number
The security increase.
## Remarks
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RAM cost: 1 GB
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Returns the security increase that would occur if a grow with this many threads happened.