1. A method for secure access to storage media, the method comprising the steps of: in a computing system including one or both of an operating system and application software, the computing system being communicatively coupled to a storage device having stored information; blocking all access to the storage device except for granting exclusive access to the storage device to a first anti-virus engine and directing the first anti-virus engine to scan the information stored on the communicatively coupled storage device for malicious software; receiving results from the first anti-virus engine; and presenting the storage device to the operating system and enabling the operating system to access approved information stored on the storage device in instances when all or a portion of the stored information is approved.