Global democracy at risk from cyberattack 'onslaught' - Microsoft president

FILE PHOTO: Microsoft President Brad Smith speaks during a company event in Athens, Greece, October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

LONDON (Reuters) - Democracies around the world are under a constant barrage of cyberattacks that must be identified, called out and stopped, Microsoft President Brad Smith told a gathering of security and defence officials on Wednesday.

Speaking at the Atlantic Future Forum, Smith named Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as the states most frequently engaged in malicious cyberattacks targeting elections and the domestic politics of other countries.