diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/linux_permissions.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/linux_permissions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2280c7637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/linux_permissions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import os
+import stat
+
+
+def set_perms_to_owner_only(path: str):
+    # Read, write, and execute by owner
+    os.chmod(path, stat.S_IRWXU)
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/utils.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/utils.py
index 585b2cc79..7d74e4f2b 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/utils.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,48 @@
+import logging
+import os
 import platform
 
 
 def is_windows_os() -> bool:
     return platform.system() == "Windows"
+
+
+if is_windows_os():
+    from monkey_island.cc.environment.windows_permissions import (  # noqa: E402
+        set_full_folder_access,
+    )
+else:
+    from monkey_island.cc.environment.linux_permissions import set_perms_to_owner_only  # noqa: E402
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def create_secure_directory(path: str, create_parent_dirs: bool):
+    if not os.path.isdir(path):
+        create_directory(path, create_parent_dirs)
+        set_secure_permissions(path)
+
+
+def create_directory(path: str, create_parent_dirs: bool):
+    try:
+        if create_parent_dirs:
+            os.makedirs(path)
+        else:
+            os.mkdir(path)
+    except Exception as ex:
+        LOG.error(
+            f'Could not create a directory at "{path}" (maybe `$HOME` could not be '
+            f"resolved?): {str(ex)}"
+        )
+        raise ex
+
+
+def set_secure_permissions(dir_path: str):
+    try:
+        if is_windows_os():
+            set_full_folder_access(folder_path=dir_path)
+        else:
+            set_perms_to_owner_only(path=dir_path)
+    except Exception as ex:
+        LOG.error(f"Permissions could not be " f"set successfully for {dir_path}: {str(ex)}")
+        raise ex
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/windows_permissions.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/windows_permissions.py
index d17947a2e..5d4913151 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/windows_permissions.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/environment/windows_permissions.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-from monkey_island.cc.environment.utils import is_windows_os
-
-if is_windows_os():
-    import ntsecuritycon
-    import win32api
-    import win32con
-    import win32security
+import ntsecuritycon
+import win32api
+import win32con
+import win32security
 
 
 def set_full_folder_access(folder_path: str) -> None:
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo_process_runner.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo_process_runner.py
index ab26be8de..d725bef75 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo_process_runner.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/setup/mongo_process_runner.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 from typing import List
 
+from monkey_island.cc.environment.utils import create_secure_directory
 from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.consts import MONGO_EXECUTABLE_PATH
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -28,9 +29,7 @@ class MongoDbRunner:
     def _create_db_dir(self) -> str:
         db_path = os.path.join(self.db_dir_parent_path, DB_DIR_NAME)
         logger.info(f"Database content directory: {db_path}.")
-        if not os.path.isdir(db_path):
-            logger.info("Database content directory not found, creating one.")
-            os.mkdir(os.path.join(self.db_dir_parent_path, DB_DIR_NAME))
+        create_secure_directory(db_path)
         return db_path
 
     def _start_mongodb_process(self, db_dir_path: str):
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/environment/test_utils.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/environment/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2d7baeef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/environment/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import stat
+
+import pytest
+
+from monkey_island.cc.environment.utils import create_secure_directory, is_windows_os
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_path_nested(tmpdir):
+    nested_path = "/test1/test2/test3"
+    path = os.path.join(tmpdir, nested_path)
+    yield path
+    try:
+        shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(tmpdir, "/test1"))
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_path(tmpdir):
+    test_path = "/test1"
+    path = os.path.join(tmpdir, test_path)
+    yield path
+    try:
+        shutil.rmtree(path)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
+def test_create_secure_directory__parent_dirs(test_path_nested):
+    create_secure_directory(test_path_nested, create_parent_dirs=True)
+    assert os.path.isdir(test_path_nested)
+
+
+def test_create_secure_directory__already_created(test_path):
+    os.mkdir(test_path)
+    assert os.path.isdir(test_path)
+    create_secure_directory(test_path, create_parent_dirs=False)
+
+
+def test_create_secure_directory__no_parent_dir(test_path_nested):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        create_secure_directory(test_path_nested, create_parent_dirs=False)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(is_windows_os(), reason="Tests Posix (not Windows) permissions.")
+def test_create_secure_directory__perm_linux(test_path_nested):
+    create_secure_directory(test_path_nested, create_parent_dirs=True)
+    st = os.stat(test_path_nested)
+    return bool(st.st_mode & stat.S_IRWXU)
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/setup/test_mongo_process_runner.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/setup/test_mongo_process_runner.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a8ac75f8..000000000
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/setup/test_mongo_process_runner.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-import pytest
-
-from monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo_process_runner import MongoDbRunner
-
-TEST_DIR_NAME = "test_dir"
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def fake_db_dir(monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr("monkey_island.cc.setup.mongo_process_runner.DB_DIR_NAME", TEST_DIR_NAME)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def expected_path(tmpdir):
-    expected_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, TEST_DIR_NAME)
-    return expected_path
-
-
-def test_create_db_dir(tmpdir, expected_path):
-    db_path = MongoDbRunner(tmpdir, tmpdir)._create_db_dir()
-    assert os.path.isdir(expected_path)
-    assert db_path == expected_path
-
-
-def test_create_db_dir__already_created(tmpdir, expected_path):
-    os.mkdir(expected_path)
-
-    db_path = MongoDbRunner(tmpdir, tmpdir)._create_db_dir()
-    assert os.path.isdir(expected_path)
-    assert db_path == expected_path