Utility & payment systems
Firewall policy, segmentation, and documentation built around NERC CIP and PCI requirements.
About SDS · Founded 2007
Senior engineers for firewall,
network, and security projects.
Secure Data Solutions (SDS) is a firewall and network security engineering firm founded in 2007 in West Palm Beach, Florida. We bring senior network, security, and infrastructure specialists to your team. We work from diagnosing hard problems through implementation and handoff.
Discuss your projectSince 2007
Careful, accountable engineering for consequential systems.
Eddie Espino founded Secure Data Solutions in 2007. The firm's principle is simple: consequential technology deserves careful, accountable engineering. Platforms, networks, and threats have changed since then, and that standard has held.
MSPs, integrators, and IT teams bring us in for enterprise-size projects they don't staff for. That includes critical firewall changes, complex migrations, and evidence that conflicts with dashboard reports. We stay with the work from the first assessment through handoff to your operating team.
Experience behind the engineering
Enterprise connectivity
Airport wireless, campus networks, remote access, and infrastructure modernization.
Incident recovery
Ransomware containment and technical recovery across virtualization, storage, identity, applications, and network controls.
Meet the team
Founder & Principal Architect
Eddie Espino
Eddie Espino has about 25 years of experience across critical infrastructure, financial services, and enterprise systems. His work connects architecture with hands-on firewall engineering, troubleshooting, recovery, and AI workflows. He works in English and Spanish.
Credentials earned during his career
- Fortinet NSE 4
- Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE, legacy)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Juniper Certified Associate
Security engineering & delivery
Peter Cook
Peter brings two decades of network and security engineering. His work spans project leadership, Cisco routing and switching, BGP, OSPF, and infrastructure refreshes.
Credentials earned during his career
- ISC2 CISSP
- Cisco CCNP Enterprise
- Fortinet NSE 7
- PMI PMP
- CompTIA Security+
Technology & infrastructure architecture
Nick Phelps
Nick's experience spans network architecture, cloud, virtualization, and segmentation, in roles from engineer to director. He helps teams evaluate modernization choices and their operating tradeoffs.
A long-time SDS collaborator.
Nick’s professional profileWork with our team
Engage SDS directly, or bring us in alongside your MSP, integrator, or internal engineering team. We agree on ownership, scope, and acceptance criteria before work begins.
Client & partner deliveryBring us the project your team doesn't staff for.
Tell us about the environment, the problem, and the change you need. You'll speak directly with an engineer at Secure Data Solutions (SDS) about scope and next steps. Secure Data Solutions works on-site in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties and up through Polk County. We also work remotely and travel when needed.