human
I've heard that the Internet is not secure. Is it safe to do banking and other personal transactions online?
assistant
It depends on what you mean by “safe”.  The Internet is a very large network of computers, and there are many different ways in which malicious people can try to attack or compromise your computer or data when you use it online. However, modern encryption technologies such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) have made it much more difficult for hackers to get at your information, so it is generally considered to be reasonably safe to conduct financial transactions online these days.