Bill Tolson is the Vice President of Global Compliance and eDiscovery at Archive360. Archive360 is the world’s first platform built to migrate and manage data with your security preferences in your own cloud. Bill has over 25 years of experience with multinational corporations and technology startups, including 15-plus years in the archiving, compliance, information governance, and eDiscovery markets.

Bill frequently speaks at legal and information governance industry events, in addition to writing numerous articles and blogs. Bill is also a prolific podcaster and the author of multiple e-books, including The Know IT All’s Guide to eDiscovery and The Bartender’s Guide to eDiscovery.

Just a few years ago, it was tough to persuade large organizations to adopt the cloud. Now, there’s a massive data migration as more and more companies move sensitive data into the cloud. But, how can you keep this information secure? 

For most companies, encrypting data is a simple yet effective solution to keep their data safe. And, many cloud providers have encryption keys to do the job. But what if you want to manage your own encryption keys? Is there a way to have more control over the security of your data on a third-party cloud provider?

In this episode of the She Said Privacy/He Said Security podcast, hosts Justin and Jodi Daniels sit down with Bill Tolson, the Vice President of Global Compliance and eDiscovery at Archive360, to discuss how his team is empowering businesses to take charge of their cloud security. Bill talks about the first steps to creating a privacy and security strategy for the cloud, how new privacy laws will potentially impact businesses, and why knowing where your data is stored matters.