diff --git a/.github/workflows/GitGuardian.yml b/.github/workflows/GitGuardian.yml
index c7293a5..b72684e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/GitGuardian.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/GitGuardian.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,22 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+# No concurrency group is defined on purpose. For push and workflow_dispatch
+# runs alike, ggshield selects GITHUB_PUSH_BASE_SHA..GITHUB_SHA, falling back to
+# GITHUB_DEFAULT_BRANCH..GITHUB_SHA when the push base is empty and then to
+# GITHUB_SHA~1... when that range yields no commits. On the default branch that
+# last fallback covers only the head commit, so a run is not guaranteed to
+# re-cover an earlier run's commits. GitHub retains a single pending run per
+# concurrency group, so a third rapid push would evict the second run even with
+# cancel-in-progress: false. Runner time is traded for complete scan coverage.
+
 jobs:
   scanning:
     name: GitGuardian Scan
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@95d9a5deda9de15063e7595e9719c11c38c90ae2 # v2.13.2
@@ -23,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955 # v4.3.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # fetch all history so multiple commits can be scanned
+          persist-credentials: false # scan-only job; no git write-back is performed
       - name: GitGuardian Scan
         uses: GitGuardian/ggshield/actions/secret@e4f45829b9b6f4664fe70d2a4dcd307a6833f422 # v1.43.0
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/MegaLinter.yml b/.github/workflows/MegaLinter.yml
index 3ecbcfc..ec153b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MegaLinter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MegaLinter.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
   megalinter:
     name: MegaLinter
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
 
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # Pull requests need history for diff linting; main pushes validate all code.
           fetch-depth: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && '0' || '1' }}
+          persist-credentials: false # lint-only job; no git write-back is performed
 
       # MegaLinter
       - name: MegaLinter
@@ -83,10 +85,13 @@ jobs:
 
           # Uncomment to disable copy-paste and spell checks
           # DISABLE: COPYPASTE,SPELL
-          DISABLE_ERRORS: true
+          # Quality gate policy: MegaLinter still reports every finding, but only the
+          # linters listed in ENABLE_ERRORS_LINTERS fail the build. ACTION_ACTIONLINT
+          # is enforced because the workflow files it covers are verified clean today.
+          # Remaining linters stay advisory until a clean baseline is established for
+          # them; see https://github.com/SamErde/PowerShell/issues/18.
+          ENABLE_ERRORS_LINTERS: ACTION_ACTIONLINT
           DISABLE_LINTERS: SPELL_LYCHEE
-          # Uncomment DISABLE_ERRORS_LINTERS if you want to turn errors back on selectively.
-          # DISABLE_ERRORS_LINTERS: REPOSITORY_DEVSKIM,REPOSITORY_KICS,REPOSITORY_CHECKOV,POWERSHELL_POWERSHELL,SPELL_CSPELL
 
       # Upload MegaLinter artifacts
       - name: Archive production artifacts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/PSScriptAnalyzer.yml b/.github/workflows/PSScriptAnalyzer.yml
index e6edd36..418af71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/PSScriptAnalyzer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/PSScriptAnalyzer.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read # for actions/checkout to fetch code
       security-events: write # for github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to upload SARIF results
-      actions: read # only required for a private repository by github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to get the Action run status
     name: 🕵️‍♂️ PSScriptAnalyzer
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@95d9a5deda9de15063e7595e9719c11c38c90ae2 # v2.13.2
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false # analysis-only job; no git write-back is performed
 
       - name: 🕵️‍♂️ Run PSScriptAnalyzer
         uses: microsoft/psscriptanalyzer-action@6b2948b1944407914a58661c49941824d149734f