Missed opportunities. Delayed decisions. Competitive disadvantage. These are the hidden costs of poor cloud security. A single misconfigured Azure resource can expose sensitive customer analytics, trigger costly regulatory fines, and erode trust faster than any marketing campaign can rebuild. When a hospital like Wellspring Healthcare suffers a breach, the ripple effects touch patient care, staff morale, and the bottom line. When a fintech firm such as Quantex Systems loses a month of uptime, the lost revenue and lost client confidence can be staggering. The reality is that securing Azure is not a one‑time checkbox exercise