diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yml b/backend/docker-compose.yml
index eaa9e52..8392469 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-version: '3.8'
 services:
   db:
     image: postgres:14.1-alpine
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
-      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_USER=${DATABASE_USER:-postgres}
+      # SECURITY FIX: Enforce DATABASE_PASSWORD at container startup to prevent fallback to insecure or default credentials.
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${DATABASE_PASSWORD:?DATABASE_PASSWORD must be set}
     ports:
       - '5433:5432'
     networks:
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ networks:
 
 volumes:
   db:
-    driver: local
+    driver: local
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diff --git a/backend/mikro-orm.config.js b/backend/mikro-orm.config.js
index 0f615a6..7efd2ee 100644
--- a/backend/mikro-orm.config.js
+++ b/backend/mikro-orm.config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
+require('dotenv').config();
+
+// SECURITY FIX: Replaced hardcoded ORM credentials with strict environment variable evaluation.
+// This ensures the backend fails closed immediately if critical secrets are missing.
+const requiredEnv = (name) => {
+  const value = process.env[name];
+
+  if (!value) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing required environment variable: ${name}`);
+  }
+
+  return value;
+};
+
 module.exports = {
   entities: ['./dist/domain/**/model/*.js'],
-  dbName: 'br-hackathon',
+  dbName: process.env.DATABASE_NAME || 'br-hackathon',
   migrations: {
     path: './src/persistance/migrations',
   },
   type: 'postgresql',
-
-  port: 5433,
-  user: 'postgres',
-  password: 'postgres',
-};
+  host: requiredEnv('DATABASE_HOST'),
+  port: Number(process.env.DATABASE_PORT || 5433),
+  user: requiredEnv('DATABASE_USER'),
+  // SECURITY FIX: Database password is now securely injected via environment variables.
+  password: requiredEnv('DATABASE_PASSWORD'),
+};
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diff --git a/backend/src/main.ts b/backend/src/main.ts
index 59f093d..151365f 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.ts
+++ b/backend/src/main.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,21 @@ import { ApiModule } from './api/api.module';
 function configureCors(app: INestApplication): void {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
     app.enableCors({ origin: '*' });
-  } else {
-    app.enableCors({ origin: process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS?.split(';') });
+    return;
   }
+
+  const allowedOrigins = process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS
+    ?.split(';')
+    .map((origin) => origin.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+
+  // SECURITY FIX: Enforce a strict CORS policy in production.
+  // The application now fails closed if ALLOWED_ORIGINS is missing, preventing permissive wildcard access.
+  if (!allowedOrigins?.length) {
+    throw new Error('ALLOWED_ORIGINS must be configured outside development');
+  }
+
+  app.enableCors({ origin: allowedOrigins });
 }
 
 async function bootstrap() {
@@ -17,6 +29,7 @@ async function bootstrap() {
 
   app.useGlobalPipes(new ValidationPipe({ transform: true }));
 
-  await app.listen(3001);
+  await app.listen(Number(process.env.PORT ?? 3001));
 }
-bootstrap();
+
+bootstrap();
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