diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e30e86ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 288892ed..ca6123f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -1,46 +1,39 @@
-name: CodeQL
+name: "CodeQL SAST"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - develop
+    branches: [ "coreason-develop", "main" ]
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - develop
+    branches: [ "coreason-develop", "main" ]
   schedule:
-    - cron: "0 12 * * 1"
-
-permissions:
-  security-events: write
-  actions: read
-  contents: read
-
-env:
-  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
+    - cron: '30 2 * * 1'
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@v2
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'python' ]
 
-      - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
-        with:
-          languages: python
-
-      - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
-
-      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
-        with:
-          category: "/language:python"
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      continue-on-error: true
+      with:
+        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/container-scan.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a63ded26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-scan.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Container Vulnerability Scan
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "coreason-develop", "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "coreason-develop", "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  trivy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+      actions: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner in fs mode
+        if: hashFiles('Dockerfile') != ''
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
+        with:
+          scan-type: 'fs'
+          ignore-unfixed: true
+          format: 'sarif'
+          output: 'trivy-results.sarif'
+          severity: 'CRITICAL,HIGH'
+
+      - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
+        if: hashFiles('Dockerfile') != ''
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        with:
+          sarif_file: 'trivy-results.sarif'
+        continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yml b/.github/workflows/security.yml
index 6f378d6e..e4d0261f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security.yml
@@ -1,40 +1,86 @@
-
 name: Security Audit
 
 on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ coreason-develop, main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ coreason-develop, main ]
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-
-env:
-  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: "true"
+  security-events: write
+  actions: read
 
 jobs:
-  audit-dependencies:
+  secret-scan:
+    name: Secret Scanning
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Trufflehog Secret Scan
+        uses: trufflesecurity/trufflehog@main
+        with:
+          base: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+          head: HEAD
+          extra_args: --only-verified
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+  sca-audit:
+    name: Software Composition Analysis
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@ff7abcd0c3c05ccf6adc123a8cd1fd4fb30fb493
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@v2
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
         with:
-          enable-cache: false
-          cache-dependency-glob: "uv.lock"
+          enable-cache: true
+          python-version: '3.14'
 
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version-file: "pyproject.toml"
-          allow-prereleases: true
+      - name: Python SCA Audit (pip-audit)
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "pyproject.toml" ]; then
+            uv export --format requirements-txt > requirements.txt
+            uv tool run pip-audit -r requirements.txt -f sarif -o pip-audit.sarif || echo "Vulnerabilities found!"
+            uv tool run pip-audit -r requirements.txt -f html -o pip-audit-report.html || true
+          fi
+        shell: bash
 
-      - name: Export requirements for pip-audit
-        run: uv export --format requirements-txt > requirements.txt
+      - name: Node.js SCA Audit (npm audit)
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "package.json" ]; then
+            npm install --package-lock-only
+            npm audit --json > npm-audit.json || true
+            npx @microsoft/npm-audit-sarif -i npm-audit.json -o npm-audit.sarif || true
+          fi
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Run pip-audit
-        uses: pypa/gh-action-pip-audit@v1.1.0
+      - name: Black Duck Compliance Check
+        run: |
+          echo "INFO: Ready for Black Duck integration."
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Upload SARIF Reports to GitHub Advanced Security
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        with:
+          sarif_file: .
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Upload Compliance Reports as Artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          inputs: requirements.txt
+          name: security-audit-reports
+          path: |
+            pip-audit-report.html
+            npm-audit.json
+          retention-days: 14