Methods and systems for virtual file storage and encryption

A method for virtual file storage and encryption, comprising:

• storing a document in a document database of a cloud server, the document including mark-up syntax data, the mark-up syntax data including syntax edits marking one or more sections of the document that includes sensitive or confidential information and identifying one or more pre-approved viewers who are a subset of a plurality of viewers authorized to access the document;
• scanning the document using a pattern matching algorithm to identify the sensitive or confidential information based at least in part on the mark-up syntax data;
• encrypting the identified sensitive or confidential information within the document such that the identified sensitive or confidential information is only viewable by the one or more preapproved viewers;
• and
• sharing the document with the plurality of viewers authorized to access the document.

A system, comprising:

• a database;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories, the one or more memories being in digital communication with one or more processors, the one or more memories storing software code, the software code being executable upon demand and operative with the one or more processors to:
• store a file on the database;
• receive mark-up syntax data in the file that identifies sensitive or confidential information, the mark-up syntax data including syntax edits and identifying one or more pre-approved viewers who are a subset of a plurality of viewers authorized to access the document;
• scanning the document to identify the sensitive or confidential information based at least in part on the received data;
• encrypt the identified sensitive or confidential information within the file such that the identified sensitive or confidential information is only viewable by the one or more preapproved viewers;
• and
• share the file with the plurality of viewers.