diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 31f816697a..b6dced503f 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -215,9 +215,6 @@ build:windows --host_copt=-DNOGDI
 build:windows --copt=/Zc:preprocessor
 build:windows --host_copt=/Zc:preprocessor
 
-# Misc build options we need for windows.
-build:windows --linkopt=/DEBUG
-build:windows --host_linkopt=/DEBUG
 build:windows --linkopt=/OPT:REF
 build:windows --host_linkopt=/OPT:REF
 build:windows --linkopt=/OPT:ICF
diff --git a/common_settings.bzl b/common_settings.bzl
index 1f64026c09..976439432b 100644
--- a/common_settings.bzl
+++ b/common_settings.bzl
@@ -132,6 +132,19 @@ LINUX_COMMON_STATIC_LIBS_COPTS = [
                     "-Werror", 
                     # ov::Tensor::data method call results in deprecated warning and we use it in multiple places
                     "-Wno-deprecated-declarations",
+                    "-Werror",
+                    "-Wimplicit-fallthrough",
+                    "-fcf-protection=full",
+                    "-Wformat",
+                    "-Wformat-security",
+                    "-Werror=format-security",
+                    "-Wl,-z,noexecstack",
+                    "-fPIC",
+                    "-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS",
+                    "-Wl,-z,relro",
+                    "-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now",
+                    "-Wl,-z,nodlopen",
+                    "-fstack-protector-strong",
 ]
 
 WINDOWS_COMMON_STATIC_LIBS_COPTS = [
@@ -157,6 +170,7 @@ WINDOWS_COMMON_STATIC_LIBS_COPTS = [
                         "/wd4702",
                         "/wd4267",
                         "/wd4996",
+                        "/guard:cf",
 ]
 
 COMMON_STATIC_LIBS_COPTS = select({