Basic Data Protection in Windows - More advanced controls
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The remaining two tabs, Owner and Effective Permissions respectively, allow you to further control more advanced permission settings by defining a file's or folder’s owner and allowing you to determine what specific actions may or may not be performed on the object.
From the Owner tab, you can select an object’s owner. By default, the owner has full control over the object. He or she may perform any action on the object and change any of its security settings. Other users or groups have either inherited or assigned permissions based on these settings.
Within the Effective Permissions tab, you can further customize which specific actions are granted to specific users or user groups for an object and its children. With these settings you can form very specific security policies to fit your exact needs. You may grant or restrict any action that can be performed on or with your object.
By taking advantage of the NTFS file system and making use of ACLs and security policies, you can effectively create a moderate level of security for controlling access to your data. While this is far from foolproof, it will keep your files and folders out of the wrong hands and keep your data from prying eyes.
Need a better security solution without paying an arm and a leg? Stayed tuned for my next article when I will show you the more advanced security methods provided by Windows.
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