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The White House has backed away from its push for mandatory cybersecurity standards in favor of an approach that would combine voluntary measures with incentives for companies to comply with them. That approach reflects recognition of the political reality of a divided Congress that makes mandated standards difficult to push through, and a belief that an executive order President Obama signed in February could improve companies’ cybersecurity.

The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto cyber-legislation that is widely expected to pass the House this week, asserting that the bill would put Americans’ privacy at risk and give a pass to companies that fail to secure their computer networks.

The White House announced today that President Obama will take questions via Twitter on Wednesday.

A hacker broke into 49 House websites of both political parties overnight to post a crude attack on President Obama.

After months of wrangling and delays, President Barack Obama has chosen a national cyber security coordinator to take on the task of organizing and managing the nation's digital networks.

Critics question revised proposal from Sen. Jay Rockefeller to let the White House do what it deems necessary to respond to a "cybersecurity emergency."

Republicans charge that the administration's 'Reality Check' is part of an online enemies list, but Obama officials say the website is very popular. The White House is blaming "political groups" for distributing its e-mails about healthcare to people who complained that they never asked for any White House e-mail, while suggesting that its online healthcare "Reality Check" site has become quite popular.

More than two dozen Internet sites in South Korea and the United States including the White House were attacked and some disabled by hackers possibly linked to North Korea, South Korea's spy agency said on Wednesday.

US President Barack Obama answers questions submitted to the White House website by members of the public. More than 100,000 questions, on subjects ranging from the economy to the legalisation of marijuana, were sent in for consideration.