Auditor General: Improvements needed to strengthen management of Alberta.ca Accounts
By: Office of the Auditor General
A new report released today by the Auditor General of Alberta found that while the government has processes to manage users and provide secure access to its online Alberta.ca Account, not all processes were effective and can be improved.
“There are over 3.7 million personal and approximately 75,000 business Alberta.ca Accounts that can access 70 government online programs, services, and products using a single username and password,” said Auditor General Doug Wylie. “Albertans should be confident that the department keeps their information safe and secure when they access government online programs through their Alberta.ca account,” said Wylie.
The Auditor General report found that the Department of Technology and Innovation (responsible for the Alberta.ca Account):