Some laptops recently went missing from a locked storage area protected by RFID-enabled locks. The employee who unlocked the door was on vacation. What MOST likely occurred?

The most likely scenario that explains the missing laptops is that the employee's physical access card was cloned. RFID technology, which stands for Radio-Frequency Identification, can be vulnerable to card cloning if proper security measures are not in place. If the access card of the employee was cloned, a malicious actor could have used the cloned card to gain unauthorized access to the locked storage area while the employee was on vacation.

This method of unauthorized access does not necessitate the physical presence of the employee and relies on exploiting the technology behind RFID systems. Card cloning can happen in a variety of ways, such as using a device that captures the card's information when it is in use, enabling a criminal to create a duplicate card that functions just like the original.

In contrast, the other options involve more complex and less likely scenarios. Collusion with human resources implies an internal conspiracy, which would require the involvement of more parties and is not as direct as cloning an access card. Harvesting biometrics would require sophisticated techniques and specific access to biometric data, which is typically more securely managed than RFID systems. Similarly, lock picking tools require a certain level of skill and access to the knowledge of how the specific locks work, which suggests a level of planning that might be less probable