State targets in the West have extensive defensive and counter-offensive options to protect themselves against threat actors and foreign interference. State level capabilities and resources such as the intelligence community, cybersecurity arsenal, sanctions, trade levers and military options provide a clear disincentive for attacks and a clear promise of retaliation in the event of one.

Non-state targets in the West have limited and delayed access to state capabilities and resources and must therefore be self-sufficient in their defense and response to foreign interference & threat actors. Large corporations can afford a reasonable defensive umbrella but do not promise a credible and sustained threat in retaliation to such an attack. The majority of organizations including SMEs, startups and NGOs benefit from no such defense.

The Lazarus Token, a "Non-Fungible Token", is a collectable digital item whose purchase funds and fuels the activities of Lazarus Defense Treasury. Each NFT grants access to the community to its holders for members-only content, updates and opportunities to have input into decision making. Community members can also review and recommend campaigns to the Lazarus DAO to act upon.

The Lazarus Token governs the Lazarus Defense Treasury: a pool of funds secured by the Lazarus DAO leaders (multi-sig) on behalf of the Lazarus community. This Treasury is used to fund projects which have the potential to protect the Western interests from foreign interference and that also have strong financial prospects of return. The returns come in the form of financial settlements, litigation judgements and asset seizures and serve to grow the Lazarus Defense Treasury for future Lazarus projects. These financial recoveries are also shared with the threat targets to help make them whole for the suffering they have endured.