Without going into detail that violates an NDA or reveals who I am, I&#x27;ve seen the back-end database&#x2F;billing&#x2F;network monitoring infrastructure for the three largest mobile network operators in Pakistan. It&#x27;s scary. The banks in PK are worse. The lack of giving a fuck (or clue) is endemic to the region. People in south asia build their networks the same way they build their municipal electrical grids, in-premises 230VAC electricity, and municipal gas pipeline networks (in a very scary slapped together way).<p>This may be partially explained by a brain drain effect where everyone who really knows what they&#x27;re doing on a *nix platform leaves the country to work for $70,000+ USD&#x2F;year somewhere outside of PK&#x2F;IN&#x2F;BD. Those who are left are very far from the best network security, network engineering or sysadmin talents.