Journal of Cybersecurity and Information Management JCIM 2690-6775 2769-7851 10.54216/JCIM https://www.americaspg.com/journals/show/882 2019 2019 Department of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed I. Alghamdi Our economy, infrastructure and societies rely to a large extent on information technology and computer networks solutions. Increasing dependency on information technologies has also multiplied the potential hazards of cyber-attacks. The prime goal of this study is to critically examine how the sufficient knowledge of cyber security threats plays a vital role in detection of any intrusion in simple networks and preventing the attacks. The study has evaluated various literatures and peer reviewed articles to examine the findings obtained by consolidating the outcomes of different studies and present the final findings into a simplified solution.  2020 2020 53 60 10.54216/JCIM.030203 https://www.americaspg.com/articleinfo/2/show/882