"Brian Nussbaum, a former intelligence analyst who now is an assistant professor of public administration at University at Albany in New York, said that because the hoaxes are low-cost and fairly easy to make with advanced phone technology, he expects this is only the start for school administrators.
“It’s not the case that these technologies are totally foolproof,” Nussbaum said, “but they are much more complicated to monitor and trace back.”
Just as agencies put aside money for unpredictable items like snow response, they may need to start accounting for public safety threats, he said.
Nussbaum also noted that a pattern of unfounded threats can also create the “boy who cried wolf” effect where people take them less seriously as the volume continues."
- Date Published:02/11/2016
- Original Publication:Delaware Online