As VPN editor at Tom's Guide, Mo manages the three-strong VPN team and oversees a busy weekly content schedule of VPN, privacy, and cybersecurity news, reviews, and advice. He's a daily VPN user himself – typically NordVPN or ExpressVPN – and a regular reviewer of all the leading services: you’ll find his latest recommendations in Tom’s Guide’s best VPN and best free VPN guides.
Mo is deeply committed to helping people choose the right VPN for their needs, and takes a meticulous, data-driven approach to Tom’s Guide’s testing processes to ensure that he and his team can make confident VPN recommendations that are grounded in thorough, real-world testing.
Whether he’s analyzing advanced privacy features like obfuscation and split tunneling, connection speeds across different protocols such as WireGuard and OpenVPN, or compatibility across different devices, Mo has clocked up hundreds of hours over the last half decade interrogating the claims made by leading and lesser-known VPN providers.
Outside of his role at Tom’s Guide, Mo has contributed to a number of leading tech publications on VPN and privacy issues, including TechRadar, What Hi-Fi? and T3, developing his position as a trusted voice in the field.
He graduated with First Class honours in English Literature and Creative Writing from Manchester University in the UK, and before joining the Tom's Guide team, worked for several years in creative and editorial writing. Alongside this, he side-hustled as a proofreader and copy editor – honing his skills in communicating complex information clearly – all the while gaining notoriety (if not success) with his band in his homeland of Cornwall.
Latest articles by Mo Harber-Lamond

The best gaming VPN in 2026
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
VPN A gaming VPN is the simplest solution to avoiding DDoS attacks and network throttling. Here are my top 5, including NordVPN, ExpressVPN and Surfshark.

Best travel VPN in 2026
By Olivia Powell last updated
A travel VPN is an essential part of your digital luggage for accessing sites and streaming apps from home. We've ranked and reviewed the top five.

Best iPhone VPN for iOS in 2026
By Olivia Powell last updated
VPN We've tested dozens of VPNs on iPhone to bring you a definitive ranking of the top 5 best iOS VPNs, including ExpressVPN, NordVPN and Surfshark

The best torrenting VPN in 2026
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
VPN If you're sharing P2P, it's absolutely essential you protect yourself with a torrenting VPN. Here are the five best VPNs for torrenting today.

The best US VPN in 2026
By Olivia Powell last updated
VPN We've tested dozens of VPNs to determine which are the best VPNs for the United States in terms of speed, security and streaming support

Free Netflix VPNs: are they worth downloading and which ones are good?
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
VPN Free Netflix VPN services can't compete with paid VPNs, but there's at least one that's surprisingly effective.

The best Roku VPN in 2026
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
VPN A Roku VPN can take time to set up, but once it's up and running you'll have access to tons of extra content. Here's our complete guide.

The best UAE VPN for Dubai in 2026
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
vpn A UAE VPN for Dubai is the only way of accessing WhatsApp and censored sites in the Emirates. Here are the very best on the market.

The best Apple TV VPN in 2026
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
With TVOS 17, Apple TVs became able to support native VPN connections. This has led to all the top VPNs bring out apps for the platform. Here, I test them all, and name the very best Apple TV VPN.

The best Mac VPN in 2026
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
We've hand-tested dozens of VPN on Mac. Here, we've outlined our testing and ranked the 5 best Mac VPNs, including NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Surfshark and more.

The most private VPN in 2026
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
VPN Picking up the most private VPN is the first step in maintaining your online anonymity. Here are the top 5 services available today.

The most secure VPN in 2026
By George Phillips last updated
VPN I've compared hundreds of services to find the 5 most secure VPNs on the market. Here are the providers that made the cut.

The best cheap VPN in 2026
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
We've tested dozens of cheap VPNs, to find out which ones offer the most bang for buck – including Surfshark, NordVPN, and Private Internet Access

The cheapest monthly VPN plans in 2026
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
A cheap monthly VPN is great for trialing a new provider, avoiding commitment, or accessing apps on vacation. Here are the very best monthly VPNs from our testing.

The fastest VPN services in 2026
By Olivia Powell last updated
We've tested dozens of VPNs to determine the top 5 fastest VPNs, including Proton VPN, Norton VPN and Surfshark

The biggest VPN developments of 2025 – and what 2026 has to offer
By Mo Harber-Lamond published
2025 was a huge year for VPNs, with age verification, social media bans, and brand new innovation in the field. I've rounded up this year's top stories in one place.

We asked 3 VPN experts for their 2026 predictions – here's what they said
By George Phillips published
We asked 3 VPN experts for their 2026 VPN predictions. From increased censorship to innovative products, here's what they said.

"Military-grade encryption" is meaningless: decoding VPN buzzwords
By Michael Simon published
It sometimes seems like VPN marketing is wilfully confusing. In our guide to VPN buzzwords, we explain the terms you can safely ignore and what you should look for instead

Cyber Monday VPN deals 2025: big discounts still live
By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated
Black Friday Cyber Monday is here, but there's still time to take advantage of some great VPN deals. Take your pick from my hand-curated lineup.

Private Internet Access review
By Michael Simon last updated
Editor's ChoiceIn my hands-on Private Internet Access review, we run down what the veteran provider is like to use, and where it needs improvement.

NordVPN's exclusive Cyber Monday deal is still live – and it's the cheapest I've seen it all year
By Mo Harber-Lamond published
NordVPN is currently at the best price this year thanks to its Cyber Monday deal – but we don't know how long it will last.

Australia's social media ban is days away – will you be affected?
By Mo Harber-Lamond published
Australia's upcoming social media ban for under-16s requires strict age verification, but may also impact those of age.

These VPNs are the cheapest they've ever been – but only until the end of Cyber Monday
By Mo Harber-Lamond published
Shopping season is coming to an end – but there are still some best-ever Black Friday VPN deals available.
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