diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/check-branch.yml
index 1e2d24a5..2332f0d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-branch.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Comment PR
-        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'next'
+        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'staging'
         uses: thollander/actions-comment-pull-request@v2
         with:
           message: |
-            We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the next branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch.
+            We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the staging branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch.
       - name: Check branch
-        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'next'
+        if: github.base_ref == 'master' && github.head_ref != 'staging'
         run: |
-          echo "ERROR: We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the next branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch."
-          exit 1
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+          echo "ERROR: We regret to inform you that you are currently not able to merge your changes into the master branch due to restrictions applied by our SRE team. To proceed with merging your changes, we kindly request that you create a pull request from the staging branch. Our team will then review the changes and work with you to ensure a successful merge into the master branch."
+          exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues-jira.yml b/.github/workflows/issues-jira.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bf04694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/issues-jira.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Create Jira Ticket for Github Issue
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+
+jobs:
+  issue-jira:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Login to Jira
+        uses: atlassian/gajira-login@master
+        env:
+          JIRA_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_BASE_URL }}
+          JIRA_USER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_USER_EMAIL }}
+          JIRA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JIRA_API_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create Jira Issue
+        id: create_jira
+        uses: atlassian/gajira-create@master
+        with:
+          project: ${{ secrets.JIRA_PROJECT }}
+          issuetype: ${{ secrets.JIRA_ISSUE_TYPE }}
+          summary: Github | Issue | ${{ github.event.repository.name }} | ${{ github.event.issue.title }}
+          description: |
+            *GitHub Issue:* ${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}
+            
+            *Description:*
+            ${{ github.event.issue.body }}
+          fields: "${{ secrets.ISSUES_JIRA_FIELDS }}"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira.yml b/.github/workflows/jira.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index caa4bbdf..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/jira.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-name: Create JIRA ISSUE
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened]
-jobs:
-  security-jira:
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.actor == 'snyk-bot' || contains(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'snyk-fix-')  || contains(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'snyk-upgrade-')}}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Login into JIRA
-        uses: atlassian/gajira-login@master
-        env:
-          JIRA_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_BASE_URL }}
-          JIRA_USER_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.JIRA_USER_EMAIL }}
-          JIRA_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JIRA_API_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Create a JIRA Issue
-        id: create
-        uses: atlassian/gajira-create@master
-        with:
-          project: ${{ secrets.JIRA_PROJECT }}
-          issuetype: ${{ secrets.JIRA_ISSUE_TYPE }}
-          summary: |
-            ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
-          description: |
-            PR: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
-
-          fields: "${{ secrets.JIRA_FIELDS }}"
-      - name: Transition issue
-        uses: atlassian/gajira-transition@v3
-        with:
-          issue: ${{ steps.create.outputs.issue }}
-          transition: ${{ secrets.JIRA_TRANSITION }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/policy-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/policy-scan.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff259231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/policy-scan.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Checks the security policy and configurations
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+jobs:
+  security-policy:
+    if: github.event.repository.visibility == 'public'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - name: Checks for SECURITY.md policy file
+        run: |
+          if ! [[ -f "SECURITY.md" || -f ".github/SECURITY.md" ]]; then exit 1; fi
+  security-license:
+    if: github.event.repository.visibility == 'public'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - name: Checks for License file
+        run: |
+          expected_license_files=("LICENSE" "LICENSE.txt" "LICENSE.md" "License.txt")
+          license_file_found=false
+          current_year=$(date +"%Y")
+
+          for license_file in "${expected_license_files[@]}"; do
+              if  [ -f "$license_file" ]; then
+                 license_file_found=true
+                 # check the license file for the current year, if not exists, exit with error
+                  if  ! grep -q "$current_year" "$license_file"; then
+                      echo "License file $license_file does not contain the current year."
+                      exit 2
+                  fi
+                  break
+              fi        
+          done
+
+          if [ "$license_file_found" = false ]; then
+              echo "No license file found. Please add a license file to the repository."
+              exit 1
+          fi
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/sast-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/sast-scan.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b9521a5..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/sast-scan.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-name: SAST Scan
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
-jobs:
-  security-sast:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Semgrep Scan
-        run: docker run -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v "${PWD}:/src" returntocorp/semgrep semgrep scan --config auto
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diff --git a/.talismanrc b/.talismanrc
index 8a09f761..718177aa 100644
--- a/.talismanrc
+++ b/.talismanrc
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 fileignoreconfig:
+- filename: .github/workflows/secrets-scan.yml
+  ignore_detectors:
+    - filecontent
 - filename: test/REST.php
   checksum: 975e995f6196587e33e246c66b366aa99f9a79cb3fd44366f7ab6134495f2201
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 07739234..785adb40 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
-* @contentstack/security-admin
\ No newline at end of file
+* @contentstack/devex-pr-reviewers
+
+.github/workflows/sca-scan.yml @contentstack/security-admin
+
+**/.snyk @contentstack/security-admin
+
+.github/workflows/policy-scan.yml @contentstack/security-admin
+
+.github/workflows/issues-jira.yml @contentstack/security-admin