Rose de Fremery

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Former IT Director turned tech writer, Rose de Fremery built an IT department from scratch; she led it through years of head-spinning digital transformation at an international human rights organization. Rose creates content for major tech brands and is delighted to return to the Spiceworks community that once supported her own IT career.

Stories by Rose de Fremery

Once costly immutable backup solutions are now more accessible via cloud object-lock, hardened Linux repositories, and NAS snapshots.

Security

Building immutable backups without breaking your budget

Rose de Fremery

The backups were right there on the server, and the ransomware had encrypted them along with everything else. The disaster...

Platform guardrails prevent many risks, but configuration mistakes like shared credentials or excessive permissions slip through.

Security

Low-code security isn’t vibe coding, but it isn’t foolproof either

Rose de Fremery

Low-code platforms occupy awkward middle ground for IT. They're not the Wild West of vibe coding, where AI generates raw...

Nearly 60% of IT leaders can't track data across multi-cloud environments. Free tools in your existing licenses can help.

Security

The data visibility crisis IT teams aren’t talking about

Rose de Fremery

In May 2025, Ireland's Data Protection Commission hit TikTok with a €530 million fine after discovering that the company had...

Attackers can now exfiltrate data in mere hours. IT must prioritize high-confidence alerts and enable fast containment.

Security

AI is shrinking your incident response window

Rose de Fremery

Your incident response plan probably assumes you'll have a day or two to figure out what's happening after a security...

Your users expect AirPlay simplicity at work. Here's how to get close without sacrificing security.

IT Networking

When meeting room tech becomes an IT problem

Rose de Fremery

When I was an IT director, few things stressed out my users more than a meeting in which the conference...

Build the expertise your team needs without adding headcount.

IT Careers

No new headcount? Build the skills you need anyway

Rose de Fremery

The powers that be have sent a clear message. They want your team to shepherd AI adoption, strengthen the company's...