diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php
index 7a7f248..795292e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/UpdateController.php
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public function store(Request $request): RedirectResponse
         $this->authorize('manage-updates');
 
         $request->validate([
-            'description' => 'required|string',
-            'link' => 'nullable|url',
+            'description' => ['required', 'string', 'max:5000'],
+            'link' => ['nullable', 'url:http,https', 'max:255'],
         ]);
 
         Update::create($request->only('description', 'link'));
diff --git a/app/Models/Update.php b/app/Models/Update.php
index 5b33f8d..df821a7 100644
--- a/app/Models/Update.php
+++ b/app/Models/Update.php
@@ -23,4 +23,17 @@ class Update extends Model
         'description',
         'link',
     ];
+
+    /**
+     * Return only browser-safe external links, including for legacy records.
+     */
+    public function safeExternalLink(): ?string
+    {
+        $link = trim((string) $this->link);
+        $scheme = strtolower((string) parse_url($link, PHP_URL_SCHEME));
+
+        return $link !== '' && in_array($scheme, ['http', 'https'], true)
+            ? $link
+            : null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
index 81524f7..517d74a 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
             @if ($updates->isNotEmpty())
                 <div class="dashboard-updates-list">
                     @foreach ($updates as $update)
+                        @php($safeUpdateLink = $update->safeExternalLink())
                         <article class="dashboard-update-item">
                             <div class="dashboard-update-item__content">
                                 <div class="dashboard-update-item__main">
@@ -191,8 +192,8 @@
                                     <p class="dashboard-update-item__text mb-0">{{ $update->description }}</p>
                                 </div>
 
-                                @if ($update->link)
-                                    <a href="{{ $update->link }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="dashboard-inline-link dashboard-update-item__link">
+                                @if ($safeUpdateLink)
+                                    <a href="{{ $safeUpdateLink }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="dashboard-inline-link dashboard-update-item__link">
                                         {{ __('dashboard.updates_open_link') }}
                                         <i class="fas fa-up-right-from-square ms-1"></i>
                                     </a>
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@
             </div>
 
             <div class="dashboard-resource-grid">
-                <a href="https://labschool-gr.github.io/Exams/learn.html" class="dashboard-resource-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+                <a href="https://labschool-gr.github.io/Exams/learn.html" class="dashboard-resource-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
                     <span class="dashboard-resource-link__icon">
                         <i class="fas fa-book-open"></i>
                     </span>
diff --git a/resources/views/updates/index.blade.php b/resources/views/updates/index.blade.php
index 5d4ba30..9b53a32 100644
--- a/resources/views/updates/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/updates/index.blade.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
             @else
                 <div class="dashboard-updates-list">
                     @foreach ($updates as $index => $update)
+                        @php($safeUpdateLink = $update->safeExternalLink())
                         <article class="dashboard-update-item">
                             <div class="dashboard-update-item__content">
                                 <div class="dashboard-update-item__main">
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@
                                 </div>
 
                                 <div class="dashboard-form-actions dashboard-form-actions--end">
-                                    @if ($update->link)
-                                        <a href="{{ $update->link }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="btn dashboard-btn dashboard-btn--ghost">
+                                    @if ($safeUpdateLink)
+                                        <a href="{{ $safeUpdateLink }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="btn dashboard-btn dashboard-btn--ghost">
                                             <i class="fas fa-up-right-from-square me-2"></i>{{ __('dashboard.updates_open_link') }}
                                         </a>
                                     @endif
diff --git a/tests/Feature/AdminModuleAuthorizationTest.php b/tests/Feature/AdminModuleAuthorizationTest.php
index 637ac19..548ae18 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/AdminModuleAuthorizationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/AdminModuleAuthorizationTest.php
@@ -182,6 +182,56 @@
         ->assertForbidden();
 });
 
+it('accepts only http and https links for updates', function () {
+    $admin = User::factory()->create([
+        'role' => 'admin',
+    ]);
+
+    $this->actingAs($admin)
+        ->post(route('updates.store'), [
+            'description' => 'Unsafe external link',
+            'link' => 'file://example.com/release-notes',
+        ])
+        ->assertSessionHasErrors('link');
+
+    $this->assertDatabaseMissing('updates', [
+        'description' => 'Unsafe external link',
+    ]);
+
+    $this->actingAs($admin)
+        ->post(route('updates.store'), [
+            'description' => 'Safe external link',
+            'link' => 'https://example.com/release-notes',
+        ])
+        ->assertRedirect(route('updates.index', absolute: false));
+
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('updates', [
+        'description' => 'Safe external link',
+        'link' => 'https://example.com/release-notes',
+    ]);
+});
+
+it('does not render legacy update links with unsafe protocols', function () {
+    $teacher = User::factory()->create([
+        'role' => 'teacher',
+    ]);
+
+    Update::create([
+        'description' => 'Legacy unsafe link',
+        'link' => 'file://example.com/release-notes',
+    ]);
+
+    $this->actingAs($teacher)
+        ->get(route('dashboard'))
+        ->assertOk()
+        ->assertDontSee('href="file://example.com/release-notes"', false);
+
+    $this->actingAs($teacher)
+        ->get(route('updates.index'))
+        ->assertOk()
+        ->assertDontSee('href="file://example.com/release-notes"', false);
+});
+
 it('allows admin access to quiz templates management and blocks teachers', function () {
     $admin = User::factory()->create([
         'role' => 'admin',