diff --git a/dynamic-layers/meta-perl/recipes-core/packagegroup/packagegroup-core-security.bbappend b/dynamic-layers/meta-perl/recipes-core/packagegroup/packagegroup-core-security.bbappend
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+
+
+PACKAGES += "\
+   packagegroup-security-hardening \
+   "
+RDEPENDS:packagegroup-core-security += "\
+   packagegroup-security-hardening \
+   "
+
+SUMMARY:packagegroup-security-hardening = "Security Hardening tools"
+RDEPENDS:packagegroup-security-hardening = " \
+    bastille \
+    "
+
+RDEPENDS:packagegroup-security-scanners += "\
+     nikto \
+     checksecurity \
+     "