1. A method for executing a software application, comprising: authenticating a non-volatile memory device coupled to a host system; detecting a host operating system, wherein the non-volatile memory device detects the host operating system; executing a virtual operating system in a virtual environment, wherein the virtual operating system is stored in a read only segment of the non-volatile memory device; and executing the software application in the virtual environment, wherein the software application is stored in a read-only segment of the non-volatile memory device; and the virtual operating system and the software application are executed independently of the host operating system execution.