Windows 10 Will Soon Protect Files and Folders From Ransomware (theverge.com)

Microsoft is making some interesting security-related changes to Windows 10 with the next Fall Creators Update, expected to debut in September. From a report: Windows 10 testers can now access a preview of the changes that include a new controlled folder access feature. It's designed to only allow specific apps to access and read / write to a folder. If enabled, the default list prevents apps from accessing the desktop, pictures, movies, and documents folders. "Controlled folder access monitors the changes that apps make to files in certain protected folders," explains Dona Sarkar, head of Microsoft's Windows Insiders program. "If an app attempts to make a change to these files, and the app is blacklisted by the feature, you'll get a notification about the attempt."

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Specific apps?

[csimpkin]

You can use SELinux to accomplish a similar setup. You can ensure that a given application only has access to specific directories or files. Having spent a little time with it I can say it has an obscene learning curve.