diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 735e9f0af..35e3a6acb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   check_nims:
     name: Check NIMS
@@ -18,9 +20,14 @@ jobs:
   check_nimg:
     name: Check NIMG
     uses: ./.github/workflows/check_nimg.yml
+  check_workflows:
+    name: Check workflows
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/check_workflows.yml
+    permissions:
+      security-events: write
   checks_succeeded:
     name: Checks succeeded
-    needs: [check_nims, check_nims_docs, check_nimg]
+    needs: [check_nims, check_nims_docs, check_nimg, check_workflows]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - run: exit 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/PR.yml b/.github/workflows/PR.yml
index 0f56f9ce4..d0bce575d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/PR.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/PR.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   run_ci:
     name: Run CI
     uses: ./.github/workflows/CI.yml
     permissions:
       checks: write
-      pull-requests: write
\ No newline at end of file
+      pull-requests: write
+      security-events: write
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_examples.yml b/.github/workflows/check_examples.yml
index 07d90bab6..525544b0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_examples.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   check_examples:
     name: Check examples
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-python@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
         id: setup-python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_nimg.yml b/.github/workflows/check_nimg.yml
index 06e87f206..d693a37ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_nimg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_nimg.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   check_nimg:
     name: Check NIMG
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-python@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
         id: setup-python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_nims.yml b/.github/workflows/check_nims.yml
index 2f6e5eb43..b578cba13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_nims.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_nims.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   check_nims:
     name: Check NIMS
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           submodules: true
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-python@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
         id: setup-python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_nims_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/check_nims_docs.yml
index 3dbc3f115..8b05fef72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_nims_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_nims_docs.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   check_nims:
     name: Check NIMS Docs
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           submodules: true
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-python@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
         id: setup-python
@@ -30,4 +33,4 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p docs   
           poetry run sphinx-build _docs_source docs -b html -W
       - name: Revert docs
-        run:  rm -rf docs
\ No newline at end of file
+        run:  rm -rf docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/check_workflows.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbf458d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_workflows.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Check workflows
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  zizmor:
+    name: Run zizmor
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      security-events: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Run zizmor
+        uses: zizmorcore/zizmor-action@5f14fd08f7cf1cb1609c1e344975f152c7ee938d # v0.5.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index ee06ccdd7..c5b9beb6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ env:
       "service": "ni_measurement_plugin_sdk_service"
     }
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   # Do not call check_examples.yml because the examples may depend on the version we are releasing.
   check_nimg:
@@ -56,10 +58,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-python@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
       - name: Set up Poetry
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-poetry@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
+        with:
+          use-cache: false
       - name: Check project version
         if: github.event_name == 'release'
         uses: ni/python-actions/check-project-version@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
@@ -105,10 +111,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-python@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
       - name: Set up Poetry
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-poetry@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
+        with:
+          use-cache: false
       - name: Get version
         id: get-version
         run: echo "version=$(poetry version --short)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -122,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p dist
           git archive -o dist/${EXAMPLE_ARCHIVE}.zip ${GITHUB_REF}:examples/
           git archive -o dist/${EXAMPLE_ARCHIVE}.tar.gz --prefix ${EXAMPLE_ARCHIVE}/ ${GITHUB_REF}:examples/
-      - name: Upload release assets
+      - name: Upload release assets # zizmor: ignore[superfluous-actions]
         if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.release.target_commitish, 'main') || startsWith(github.event.release.target_commitish, 'releases/') }}
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@339a81892b84b4eeb0f6e744e4574d79d0d9b8dd # v1.21.0
         with:
@@ -143,10 +153,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-python@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
       - name: Set up Poetry
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-poetry@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
+        with:
+          use-cache: false
       # Create one pull request that updates all three packages.
       - name: Update generator project version
         uses: ni/python-actions/update-project-version@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/report_test_results.yml b/.github/workflows/report_test_results.yml
index 59b075d92..046121d7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/report_test_results.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/report_test_results.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   report_test_results:
     name: Report test results
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Download test results
         uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
         with:
@@ -26,4 +30,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@c950f6fb443cb5af20a377fd0dfaa78838901040 # v2.23.0
         with:
           files: "test_results/**/*.xml"
-        if: always()
\ No newline at end of file
+        if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_system_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_system_tests.yml
index 6dd74c9ae..6d8d3566e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_system_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_system_tests.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   run_system_tests:
     name: Run system tests
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Copy and rename .env.simulation to .env
         run: cp examples/.env.simulation .env
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_unit_tests.yml
index bbf3eaf45..ef8cbf80f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_unit_tests.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   run_unit_tests:
     name: Run unit tests
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repo
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: ni/python-actions/setup-python@a2894c635a2cba635a1086c1f89796fec2c52f74 # v0.7.2
         id: setup-python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync_github_issues_to_azdo.yml b/.github/workflows/sync_github_issues_to_azdo.yml
index cd32c3502..a1a09bdd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync_github_issues_to_azdo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync_github_issues_to_azdo.yml
@@ -8,21 +8,13 @@ on:
   issue_comment:
     types: [created, edited, deleted]
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   alert:
     if: ${{ !github.event.issue.pull_request && github.event.issue.title != 'Dependency Dashboard' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Choose work item type
-        id: choose_work_item_type
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'enhancement') || contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'user story') }}" == "true" ]; then
-            echo "work_item_type=User Story" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          elif [ "${{ contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'tech debt') }}" == "true" ]; then
-            echo "work_item_type=Technical Debt" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "work_item_type=Bug" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
       - uses: danhellem/github-actions-issue-to-work-item@45eb3b46e684f2acd2954f02ef70350c835ee4bb # v2.4
         env:
           ado_token: "${{ secrets.AZDO_WORK_ITEM_TOKEN }}"
@@ -30,7 +22,10 @@ jobs:
           ado_organization: "ni"
           ado_project: "DevCentral"
           ado_area_path: "DevCentral\\Product RnD\\Platform HW and SW\\SW New Invest and Tech\\ETW\\InstrumentStudio\\Core\\Platform"
-          ado_wit: "${{ steps.choose_work_item_type.outputs.work_item_type }}"
+          ado_wit: "${{ case(
+            contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'enhancement') || contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'user story'), 'User Story',
+            contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'tech debt'), 'Technical Debt',
+            'Bug') }}"
           ado_new_state: "New"
           ado_active_state: "Active"
           ado_close_state: "Closed"