Having a virtual private network (VPN) has its own set of safety risks and the UAE residents should use only trusted VPNs, experts have said. Such applications can be used to hack devices to steal login credentials or personal information. Abdullrazaq Zahran, security engineering manager for Middle East, Turkey and North Africa at Vectra, says having a VPN does not make anything safer and this is a “marketing argument” being used by VPN vendors.