diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 04dc497b..054630dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           replace-symbol: ${{ github.event.inputs.replace-symbol || '_'}}
 
   build:
+    if: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.components != '[]' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'release') }}
     name: ${{ matrix.component.name }} Image Build
     needs: [prepare]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_hardering_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_hardering_tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdb8d4ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_hardering_tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: Run Hardening Tests
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: read
+  actions: read
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - "CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md"
+      - "CONTRIBUTING.md"
+      - "LICENSE"
+      - "README.md"
+      - "SECURITY.md"
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "**"
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - "CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md"
+      - "CONTRIBUTING.md"
+      - "LICENSE"
+      - "README.md"
+      - "SECURITY.md"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      publish_docker:
+        description: "Publish images to ghcr.io/netcracker"
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        required: false
+
+jobs:
+  Wait-for-images:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        workflow_name:
+          - build.yaml
+    steps:
+      - name: Wait for ${{ matrix.workflow_name }}
+        uses: netcracker/qubership-workflow-hub/actions/wait-for-workflow@3e428f45132119ce49d90f3770a45d4fe1d1078d
+        with:
+          workflow: ${{ matrix.workflow_name }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          poll-interval: 20
+  Hardening-Tests:
+    if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event.pull_request.user.login != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+    needs: Wait-for-images
+    uses: Netcracker/qubership-test-pipelines/.github/workflows/pgskipper.yaml@feature/apps-hardening-scan
+    with:
+      repository_name: ${{ github.repository }}
+      service_branch: '${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}'
+      pipeline_branch: 'feature/apps-hardening-scan' #this value must match the value after '@' in 'uses'
+      skip_tests: false
+      scope: 'hardening'
+    secrets:
+      AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{secrets.AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID}}
+      AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET: ${{secrets.AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET}}
+
+