Implementing file security settings based on context
View Patent ↗One embodiment provides a method including: obtaining, using a processor, at least one file; accessing, using a processor, context data associated with the at least one file; evaluating, using a processor, the context data associated with the at least one file against a rule set, wherein the rule set comprises information regarding file security settings; and automatically implementing, using a processor, a file security setting for the at least one file based upon the comparing. Other aspects are described and claimed.
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, using a processor, at least one file;
evaluating, using the processor, context data associated with the at least one file against a rule set, wherein the rule set indicates a file security setting to be implemented for a file having a context data characteristic identified within the rule set and
automatically implementing, responsive to the evaluating and using the processor, a file security setting for the at least one file based upon the security setting identified from the rule set.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically implementing the file security setting comprises implementing restrictions on a manipulation of the at least one file.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule set comprises at least one context data characteristic and a file security setting associated with the at least one context data characteristic.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one context data characteristic is populated by a user.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one context data characteristic is based upon a company policy.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule set comprises personal information.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the context data is not contained within the rule set and wherein the automatically implementing the file security setting comprises implementing a default setting.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the file security setting is defined by a user.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the context data comprises one or more of: author, file name, file content, and file type.
10. An information handling device, comprising:
a processor;
a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:
obtain at least one file;
evaluate context data associated with the at least one file against a rule set, wherein the rule set indicates a file security setting to be implemented for a file having a context data characteristic identified within the rule set; and
automatically implement, responsive to evaluation, a file security setting for the at least one file based upon the security setting identified from the rule set.
11. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein to automatically implement the file security setting comprises implementing restrictions on a manipulation of the at least one file.
12. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the rule set comprises at least one context data characteristic and a file security setting associated with the at least one context data characteristic.
13. The information handling device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one context data characteristic is populated by a user.
14. The information handling device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one context data characteristic is based upon a company policy.
15. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the rule set comprises personal information.
16. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the context data is not contained within the rule set and wherein to automatically implement the file security setting comprises implementing a default setting.
17. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the file security setting is defined by a user.
18. A product, comprising:
a storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:
code that obtains at least one file;
code that evaluates the context data associated with the at least one file against a rule set, wherein the rule set indicates a file security setting to be implemented for a file having a context data characteristic identified within the rule set; and
code that automatically implements, responsive to the evaluation, a file security setting for the at least one file based upon the security setting identified from the rule set.