Why Stryker’s Outage Is a Disaster Recovery Wake-Up Call

A cyberattack that appears to have knocked tens of thousands of systems offline at medical technology company Stryker this week is a sobering reminder of the importance for organizations to have robust and tested business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

Iranian threat group Handala claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it a retribution both for a recent airstrike on a school in Iran that reportedly killed more than 160 children and for the company’s alleged ties to Israel.