EDMONTON -- Alberta's government is putting $40 million toward software upgrades after seeing a major spike in cybersecurity incidents last year.
The government's new budget says the project will see 66 applications be updated or patched.
The province says it can't give further details on what types of software are being modernized as doing so would only create new security risks.
It says some of the software programs being patched are public facing and are monitored closely for any suspicious activity.
The province says it managed close to 3,000 cybersecurity incidents last year -- a 35 per cent increase compared with 2024.
It says the province also managed close to 20,000 malware attacks last year.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 2, 2026.