Nation's Cyber Infrastructure Notoriously outdated

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But the measures considered most important by cybersecurity experts — like minimum requirements for how crucial infrastructure should be protected — were not included in the order because they require Congressional approval. They say the equipment used by companies overseeing the nation’s critical infrastructure is notoriously outdated and insecure because it was not built with the potential for a serious cyberattack in mind.

“The executive order is about information sharing — it does not even begin to address the real problem, which is that these systems are completely insecure,” said Dale Peterson, the founder of Digital Bond, a security firm that focuses on infrastructure." 

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As cyber-threats grow, Washington, businesses mobilize

I don't think threats became sort of like a new Cold War with organized Cyber Attacks from places like China and Russia before about 2000. So, most of our computer Governmental infrastructure likely dates back to the 1980s and 1990s in many instances. When people could trust each other more and Cyber Wars between nations weren't being fought like now this could work. But now, it makes Banks, Power Grids and much of the rest of our infrastructure and other countries infrastructure vulnerable to multiple kinds of cyber attacks. So, it is not only young hackers trying to make a name for themselves or older criminals, it is also nations spending millions of dollars to attack and bring down our cyber infrastructure. 

2 years ago the World losses both governmental and company wise was a loss of 1 Trillion dollars a year. 1 trillion dollars might be enough to employ everyone in the U.S. out of work for a year or more:

Does Cybercrime Really Cost $1 Trillion? - ProPublica

www.propublica.org/article/does-cybercrime-really-cost-1-trillion

Aug 1, 2012 – The trillion-dollar estimate was first published in a news release that McAfee .... on the average data loss per company, multiplied by the number of similar ... the cost of intellectual property theft to the U.S. at $250 billion a year.

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One solution though I don't think anyone would go for it that would actually save us 1 trillion dollars a year would be to outlaw the internet. But, I don't think (at least yet) nations will do that. But, if things get much worse I see it as an option. What other things that lose 1 trillion dollars a year in the World would we keep?