Why VPN no longer has a place in a secure work environment (techradar.com)

With most endpoints accessible over https there or similar schemes designed for hostile network environments there are fewer and fewer needs for VPN.

SVP of a zero trust vendor promotes zero trust.

>Zero-trust methods reduce the cost of a data breach by about $1.76 million.

This is mentioned as a quick aside without any explanation of how you could ever come to such a figure. Such statements and the lack of data gives a strong salesman vibes to this whole article.