[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [NS](./bitburner.ns.md) > [hackAnalyzeSecurity](./bitburner.ns.hackanalyzesecurity.md) ## NS.hackAnalyzeSecurity() method Get the security increase for a number of threads. **Signature:** ```typescript hackAnalyzeSecurity(threads: number, host?: string): number; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
threads	number	Amount of threads that will be used.
host	string	_(Optional)_ Hostname/IP of the target server. Optional. If unspecified, the threads are not capped.

**Returns:** number The security increase. ## Remarks RAM cost: 1 GB Returns the security increase that would occur if a hack with this many threads happened. The number of threads is limited to the number needed to hack the server's maximum amount of money.