A device comprising: a processing element; a data store, coupled to the processing element, the data store comprising a non-volatile data store having a trusted region for trusted code and an untrusted region for untrusted code; a security component, coupled to the processing element and the data store, wherein the security component is configured to, in response to one of a power event occurring at the device and receiving a trigger signal, send a first signal to the processing element and the data store, and wherein the processing element is configured to execute trusted code in response to the first signal.