Systems and methods for implementing sequence data based temporal behavior analysis (SDTBA) to extract features for characterizing temporal behavior of network traffic are provided. The method includes extracting communication and profile data associated with one or more devices to determine sequences of data associated with the devices. The method includes generating temporal features to model anomalous network traffic. The method also includes inputting, into an anomaly detection process for anomalous network traffic, the temporal features and the sequences of data associated with the devices and formulating a list of prediction results of anomalous network traffic associated with the devices.