S3E2 EdTech, Cybersecurity & the Heart Behind GSS with Anjie Martin

What happens when an international school’s entire campushas to go offline just so ten students can take a test? In this episode, host Aiden Chin sits down with Anjie Martin, VP of Operations and EdTech Consulting at Global Student Solutions, to explore how small international schools canmove from survival mode to strategic digital confidence.Anjie shares her journey from database analyst at a USuniversity to IT director at an international K–12 school in Indonesia, where she transformed a campus with one computer lab and no Wi-Fi into a fully connected, one-to-one learning environment. She discusses how that experience, combined with five years in corporate cybersecurity, shapes GSS’s mission to serve under-resourced international schools.Topics covered include why small schools are soft targetsfor cyberattacks, how data privacy regulations like GDPR follow internationally mobile students, what a real-world cyber incident looks like at a multinational corporation, the GSS “matchmaking” approach to EdTech selection, and practical steps any school can take today to strengthen their security posture.About the GuestAnjie Martin is VP of Operations and EdTech Consulting atGlobal Student Solutions. A former international school IT director and corporate cybersecurity professional, she brings 15+ years of experience bridging education and technology. Anjie specializes in fractional IT leadership, student information system evaluation, and cybersecurity strategyfor small international schools.LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anjie-k-martinTimestamps[00:00] Introduction & Anjie’s background[02:30] From university IT to international schooltransformation[05:00] The Indonesia campus turnaround[06:47] GSS’s trip to Kenya and Rwanda[09:42] What success looks like for GSS[12:13] The entrepreneurial struggle and stayingmission-aligned[16:06] Anjie’s first blog and finding her public voice[18:01] Cybersecurity and why schools should care[20:06] Why private schools are cyber targets[25:51] Surviving a real-world cyber incident[29:56] AI and the future of cybersecurityResources & Links• International School Consulting:www.theglobalstudentsolutions.com/services• My Career and College Coach:www.theglobalstudentsolutions.com• Full article: https://www.getalma.com/guest-blog-from-paper-to-possibility-how-global-student-solutions-helps-international-schools-choose-edtech-that-actually-fits/ Keywords: international school cybersecurity, EdTech forinternational schools, fractional IT director, student information systems,GDPR international schools, Third Culture Kids, global students, small schooltechnology, cybersecurity for schools, data privacy education