1. A method for applying an operation access privilege to a storage medium, comprises: associating an access privilege with at least a portion of the storage medium; intercepting an attempted operation on said at least a portion of the storage medium, wherein said intercepting occurs regardless of an identity of a user attempting the attempted operation; comparing the attempted operation to the access privilege; and allowing, or denying the attempted operation based on comparing the attempted operation to the access privilege wherein at least one of: said associating, said allowing, or said denying is based on enforcing a policy.