> Encryption is more critical on tape because there is no easy path to wiping a tape. I used to work for a government agency. We ran backup tapes that rotated

> Encryption is more critical on tape because there is no easy path to wiping a tape. I used to work for a government agency. We ran backup tapes that rotated out through a degaussing machine that spun them around for like 10 minutes to wipe them. It’s not common to have, but it’s definitely easy.