White Paper - Learning from The Cybersecurity Attack on Stryker's Microsoft Environment

On March 11, 2026 Stryker, a global medical technology company operating in roughly 60 countries, reported a cybersecurity attack that was disrupting its global Microsoft environment.

The company impacts more than 150 million patients annually, and had $25.1 billion in 2025 global sales. Against that backdrop, Stryker’s March 2026 cyberattack had a significant operational dimension. The company reported a global disruption to its Microsoft environment and later identified impacts to order processing, manufacturing, and shipping, while repeatedly stating that its products, including connected and life-saving technologies, remained safe to use.

Here’s a summary of the information about the attack that was published by Stryker on their website:

• March 11, 2026 - Stryker reports global Microsoft environment disruption from cyberattack
• March 12, 2026 12:32 a.m. ET - Incident contained; no indication of ransomware or malware
• March 12, 2026 10:43 a.m. ET - Mako systems confirmed safe for continued use
• March 12, 2026 2:24 p.m. ET - LIFEPAK and LIFENET services confirmed operational
• March 12, 2026 9:13 p.m. ET - Order processing, manufacturing, and shipping disruptions confirmed
• March 13, 2026 3:11 p.m. ET - SurgiCount and Triton confirmed safe and offline-capable
• March 13, 2026 3:13 p.m. ET - Sage ordering disruption continues; backlog planning underway
• March 13, 2026 3:23 p.m. ET - Sustainability Solutions collections continue with possible minor interruptions
• March 13, 2026 3:30 p.m. ET - Endoscopy and Connected OR products confirmed unaffected
• March 13, 2026 5:15 p.m. ET - Vocera and care.ai cloud services confirmed unaffected
• March 13, 2026 6:50 p.m. ET - Stryker reiterates no ransomware or malware indication
• March 15, 2026 11:30 a.m. ET - Product safety confirmed; restoration of ordering and shipping prioritized

There are some valuable insights even small businesses can take away from the incident.  One of the most significant is that cloud hosting does not guarantee security and availability.  There are practical  information security steps that need to be taken. 

Download our whitepaper to see what small businesses can learn from the attack on Stryker.