diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/data_dir_generator.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/data_dir_generator.py
index efbec857f..877faba3c 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/data_dir_generator.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/data_dir_generator.py
@@ -1,13 +1,46 @@
 import os
 
+import ntsecuritycon
+import win32api
+import win32con
+import win32security
+
+from monkey_island.cc.environment.os import is_windows_os
 from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.consts import DEFAULT_DATA_DIR
 
 
 def create_data_dir(data_dir: str) -> None:
     if not os.path.isdir(data_dir):
         os.makedirs(data_dir, mode=0o700)
+    if is_windows_os():  # `mode=0o700` doesn't work on Windows
+        set_data_dir_security_to_read_by_owner(data_dir_path=data_dir)
 
 
 def create_default_data_dir() -> None:
     if not os.path.isdir(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR):
         os.mkdir(DEFAULT_DATA_DIR, mode=0o700)
+    if is_windows_os():  # `mode=0o700` doesn't work on Windows
+        set_data_dir_security_to_read_by_owner(data_dir_path=DEFAULT_DATA_DIR)
+
+
+def set_data_dir_security_to_read_by_owner(data_dir_path: str) -> None:
+    user = get_user_pySID_object()  # current user is newly created data dir's owner
+
+    security_descriptor = win32security.GetFileSecurity(
+        data_dir_path, win32security.DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION
+    )
+    dacl = win32security.ACL()
+    dacl.AddAccessAllowedAce(win32security.ACL_REVISION, ntsecuritycon.FILE_GENERIC_READ, user)
+    security_descriptor.SetSecurityDescriptorDacl(1, dacl, 0)
+    win32security.SetFileSecurity(
+        data_dir_path, win32security.DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION, security_descriptor
+    )
+
+
+def get_user_pySID_object():
+    # get current user's name
+    username = win32api.GetUserNameEx(win32con.NameSamCompatible)
+    # pySID object for the current user
+    user, _, _ = win32security.LookupAccountName("", username)
+
+    return user
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/os.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/os.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..195e54fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/os.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import sys
+
+
+def is_windows_os():
+    return sys.platform.startswith("win")