Government of Alberta uses Claude to find and fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities across government systems

The Government of Alberta is using Claude Code, powered by Opus and Sonnet models, to identify and remediate cybersecurity vulnerabilities across its provincial systems. The Ministry of Technology and Innovation maintains roughly 1,280 applications and 3,400 code repositories, many of which contain outdated or undocumented code. By deploying autonomous AI agents, the government scanned 466 million lines of code in 20 hours, a task estimated to take 6.5 years using traditional methods.

Beyond scanning, the AI agents generate and test security patches, and in cases where legacy code is too complex to repair, they rebuild the software in modern, maintainable languages. The Ministry has also implemented continuous security monitoring through specialized red and blue team agents that probe for vulnerabilities and verify defenses against international security standards. This process ensures that every application is checked against approximately 95 security controls during development.

This initiative addresses significant technical debt and security risks inherent in aging government infrastructure. By modernizing these systems, the province aims to reduce maintenance costs and improve the security of sensitive data, such as tax records and social services files. Alberta has published technical white papers and is hosting industry events to provide other government agencies with a blueprint for scaling similar security and modernization efforts.