diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2a36b0e..ee4192d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   markup-lint:
     name: Markup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-markup-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-markup-lint.yml
index 8d131ff..d0f0b60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-markup-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-markup-lint.yml
@@ -8,39 +8,28 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: false
         default: "Lint"
-      working-directory:
-        description: "Working directory"
-        type: string
-        required: false
-        default: "."
       operating-system:
         description: "Operating system executing the runner"
         type: string
         required: false
         default: "ubuntu-latest"
-      python-version:
-        description: "Python version"
+      working-directory:
+        description: "Working directory"
         type: string
         required: false
-        default: "3.14"
+        default: "."
 
 jobs:
   markup-lint:
     name: ${{ inputs.job-name }}
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.operating-system }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Lint Markdown files
-        uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v22
-        with:
-          globs: "**/*.md"
-      - name: Install Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+        run: npx markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md"
       - name: Lint YAML files
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install yamllint
-          yamllint .
+        run: pipx run yamllint .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-terraform-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-terraform-quality.yml
index 23a257e..3b0e896 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-terraform-quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-terraform-quality.yml
@@ -36,36 +36,27 @@ jobs:
             ~/.terraform.d/plugin-cache
           key: terraform-${{ hashFiles('**/.terraform.lock.hcl') }}
       - name: Install terraform
-        uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
+        uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@5e8dbf3c6d9deaf4193ca7a8fb23f2ac83bb6c85
       - name: Check Terraform format
         run: terraform fmt -recursive -check
       - name: Terraform Init
         run: terraform init -backend=false
       - name: Terraform Validate
         run: terraform validate
-      # Checkov is a static code analysis tool for infrastructure as code (IaC) and also a software composition analysis (SCA) tool for images and open source packages (ref. https://github.com/bridgecrewio/checkov)
+      # Checkov is a static code analysis tool for infrastructure as code (IaC) and also a software composition analysis (SCA) tool for images and open source packages
       - name: Run Checkov
-        uses: bridgecrewio/checkov-action@v12
-        with:
-          soft_fail: true
-          output_format: cli,sarif
-          output_file_path: console,results.sarif
-          # quiet: true
-          # directory: .
-          # framework: terraform kubernetes helm
+        run: |
+          pipx run checkov -d . \
+            --soft-fail \
+            --output cli --output sarif \
+            --output-file-path console,results.sarif
+        continue-on-error: true
       # needs GitHub code security > code scanning, not available on private repos
       # - name: Upload SARIF file
       #   uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
       #   if: success() || failure()
       #   with:
       #     sarif_file: results.sarif
-      - name: Upload SARIF as artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
-        if: always()
-        with:
-          name: checkov-sarif-results
-          path: results.sarif
-          retention-days: 14
       # TFLint is a pluggable terraform linter (ref. https://github.com/terraform-linters/tflint)
       - name: Cache TFLint plugins
         uses: actions/cache@v5
@@ -73,22 +64,34 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/.tflint.d/plugins
           key: tflint-${{ hashFiles('**/.tflint.hcl') }}
       - name: Setup TFLint
-        uses: terraform-linters/setup-tflint@v6
+        uses: terraform-linters/setup-tflint@b480b8fcdaa6f2c577f8e4fa799e89e756bb7c93
         with:
-          tflint_version: v0.60.0 # ref. https://github.com/terraform-linters/tflint/pkgs/container/tflint
+          # ref. https://github.com/terraform-linters/tflint/pkgs/container/tflint
+          tflint_version: v0.60.0
       - name: Initialize TFLint
         run: tflint --init --recursive
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }} # ref. https://github.com/terraform-linters/tflint/blob/master/docs/user-guide/plugins.md#avoiding-rate-limiting
+          # ref. https://github.com/terraform-linters/tflint/blob/master/docs/user-guide/plugins.md#avoiding-rate-limiting
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       - name: Run TFLint
         run: tflint --recursive --format compact
       - name: Run Trivy IaC scan
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@57a97c7e7821a5776cebc9bb87c984fa69cba8f1    # v0.35.0
+        # v0.35.0
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@57a97c7e7821a5776cebc9bb87c984fa69cba8f1
         with:
           scan-type: "config"
           format: "sarif"
           output: "trivy-results.sarif"
           ignore-unfixed: true
           severity: "HIGH,CRITICAL"
+      - name: Upload SARIF as artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: security-results
+          path: |
+            results.sarif
+            trivy-results.sarif
+          retention-days: 14
     env:
       TF_IN_AUTOMATION: true
diff --git a/.markdownlint-cli2.yaml b/.markdownlint-cli2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1da59d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdownlint-cli2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+gitignore: true
+ignores:
+  - "**/node_modules/**"
+config:
+  # ref. https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint
+  default: true
+  MD013:
+    line_length: 240
diff --git a/.markdownlint.yml b/.markdownlint.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ee5665e..0000000
--- a/.markdownlint.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# ref. https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint
-default: true
-MD013:
-  line_length: 240