Network crime is rising at an exponential level because the world is so interconnected and the internet knows no borders. The magnitude of network breaches and attacks have changed in sophistication as incidents have increased significantly over the past few years. Security defenses at this present time are failing because, security teams are implementing outdated defensive arsenal. These experts are using legacy platforms that leverage technology that are dependent on signatures. However, in today’s sophisticated network-attacks that occur across multiple vectors and stages, legacy platforms will not stand a chance to defend a network. This study will create threat awareness; identify who the network threat actors are, find out their capabilities, motivations and objective and identify best practices.