OREANDA-NEWS. June 08, 2011. FBK joined ABISS (Association for Banking Information Security Standards) is an association of organizations which activities are aimed at developing and promoting the standard of the Bank of Russia STO BR IBBS-1.0 “Providing Information Security of the RF Banking System. General Provisions”, reported the press-centre of FBK.

ABISS was established in 2006. At the moment ABISS is comprised of 46 banks, 7 educational institutions and 15 consulting entities. The purpose of association is to assist development and extensive practical application of unified standards, enhancing information security level of financial sector institutions and assisting overall stability of credit and finance system of Russian Federation.

At the moment self-regulatory organization is planned to be established on the basis of the association to control quality, develop and distribute professional standards and develop business ethics in the field of information security.