1. A method for responding to a security threat for a maintenance free storage container, the method comprises: identifying a security threat for the maintenance free storage container, wherein the maintenance free storage container allows for multiple storage servers of a plurality of storage servers to be in a failure mode without replacement; determining a failure mode level that is indicative of whether one or more of the multiple storage servers are in the failure mode; selecting a security threat countermeasure based on the security threat and the failure mode level; and implementing the security threat countermeasure.