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Did you have trouble finding the time to catch up on the latest tech news during the past couple of months? Never fear -- we've collected the top four tech headlines from the last two months and summarized them here. In this roundup of tech headlines, we've got the details of the first teraflop processor ever for desktop computers.

According to a 2016 Munich Re poll, up to 90 percent of United States businesses fall victim to hackers each year. Businesses don't suffer security breaches because they aren't trying to protect themselves; they simply lack the expertise necessary to protect an organization from modern hacking techniques.

It's impossible to read the tech news these days without seeing a report of a new ransomware attack. The recent spread of a new form of ransomware called WannaCry, though, has captured the public's imagination -- perhaps because of how rapidly it infected computers within the first few days of its release.

Do you have a small business that's growing? Does your business's IT structure still have a startup mentality? For a modern business, IT is everything -- no matter what industry you're in. If you haven't updated your IT structure to position your business for growth, your IT structure may actually be holding you back.

If you haven't heard the term "shadow IT" recently, get ready -- you'll be hearing it a lot over the next year as companies increasingly move to improve their network security.

Shadow IT describes any device connected to a corporate network, application on a corporate computer or method for transmitting data that isn't approved by the company's IT department.

In computing, there is simply no replacement for working with the latest and greatest hardware. One of the chief benefits of running your business's digital operations from the cloud is that you always have access to the fastest machines on the planet; a portion of your monthly fee helps to pay for regular upgrades.

If you spend most of your time engrossed in the day-to-day operations of your business, it's likely that you can't spend a lot of time reading the latest tech headlines. Never fear -- we've done the work for you. In the past month, one of the world's biggest cloud providers suffered an outage that took several of its customers offline for hours.

Do you rely on free or trial version software to keep your business's computers secure? Many small businesses operate on shoestring budgets. It's difficult enough to buy computers, rent the facility, stock the products and pay for the marketing necessary to keep customers aware and interested in your company - the list goes on and on.

The Internet has gradually brought about fundamental changes in corporate data collection and security. Companies have more information about their customers today than ever before - and when a data breach occurs, it affects millions of people. The Internet also ensures that there is virtually no way to cover up the bad news of a data breach - people will find out eventually.

A security breach is a catastrophe that can damage a small business's reputation and potentially cause crippling financial ruin. On average, a data breach costs a company $4 million -- and when a data breach occurs, an employee is the most likely cause.