The purpose of defensive strategies is toa) protect a competitive advantage, to deploy competitive assets, and to build a sustainable competitive advantage. b) pressure challengers to aim their efforts at other rivals, to hedge all financial transactions, and to increase capital reserves. c) lower the risk of being attacked, to hedge all financial transactions, and to pressure challengers to aim their efforts at other rivals. d) weaken the impact of any attack that occurs, to increase capital reserves, and to deploy resources efficiently. e) lower the risk of being attacked, to weaken the impact of any attack that occurs, and to influence challengers to aim their efforts at other rivals