Selfish DNA: The best defense is a good offense

The best defense is a good offense.

Investigating the multivariate nature of NHL player performance with structural equation modeling

Hockey is a complex and multifaceted game, yet many of the statistical tools used to evaluate performance are univariate. To garner a better understanding of hockey's multifaceted nature, two structural equation models (SEMs) assessing the interrelations between offense, defense, and possession were built from three seasons of NHL data. Overall, it was found that the concepts of offense, defens...

Broadcasting Intermediate Blocks as a Defense Mechanism against Selfish Mining in Bitcoin

Although adopted by many cryptocurrencies, the Bitcoin mining protocol is not incentive-compatible, as the selfish mining strategy enables a miner to gain unfair mining rewards. Existing defenses either demand fundamental changes to block validity rules or have little effect on an attacker with more than one third of the total mining power. This paper proposes an effective defense mechanism aga...

ProCurve ProActive Defense: A Comprehensive Network Security Strategy

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What is the offense - defense balance and can we measure it ? ( Offense ,

Offense-defense theory offers an optimistic view of international politics based on the argument that war can be prevented if defense gains an advantage over offense. It also argues that an effective arms control can reduce the risk of arms races and war. The theory has been useful in foreign policy analysis and in international relations scholarship since it is used to explain theoretical and ...