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## NS.growthAnalyzeSecurity() method
Returns the security increase that would occur if a grow with this many threads happened.
Signature:
```typescript
growthAnalyzeSecurity(threads: number): number;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| threads | number | Amount of threads that will be used. |
Returns:
number
The security increase.
## Remarks
RAM cost: 1 GB