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

Описание: What happens when an international school’s entire campus has 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 can move from survival mode to strategic digital confidence.
Anjie shares her journey from database analyst at a US university 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 targets for 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 Guest
Anjie Martin is VP of Operations and EdTech Consulting at Global 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 strategy for small international schools.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anjie-k-martin
Timestamps
[00:00] Introduction & Anjie’s background
[02:30] From university IT to international school transformation
[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 staying mission-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 cybersecurity
Resources & Links
• International School Consulting: www.theglobalstudentsolutions.com/services
• My Career and College Coach: www.theglobalstudentsolutions.com

• Full article: https://www.getalma.com/guest-blog-fr...

Keywords: international school cybersecurity, EdTech for international schools, fractional IT director, student information systems, GDPR international schools, Third Culture Kids, global students, small school technology, cybersecurity for schools, data privacy education

This video is brought to you by Global Student Solutions and My College Coach and more information is available on the website at www.theGlobalStudentSolutions.com