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