Do I need extra security while using Cash App?

Cash App allows you to add a PIN code or fingerprint ID to make payments. (The PIN will be the same as with your Cash App debit card, if you have one, according to the company site.)
Patrick Jackson, chief technology officer for online privacy firm Disconnect, gives them good marks for security and encryption. “They take an extra level of added security,” he says.
That said, since you’re dealing with your money, you want to make sure you’re also using optional security features and good computer practices.
If you can’t get to your private network, skip public Wi-Fi in favor of your phone’s digital network, says Jackson, whose company assisted with Consumer Reports’ in-depth study of peer-to-peer payment offerings.
Tetreault echoes the recommendation to enable all available security options in the app and on your device.
“We recommend turning on the security features so that there’s a layer of protection,” she says. Also smart: setting alerts for transactions.
Also, even though you’re still technically on social media, think like a banking customer when you evaluate, select and use peer-to-peer payment services, says Tetreault.
“People are confident with the [social media-based] system because they use it with people they know and trust,” she says. Adopt the same strategy if you’re sending money.
Says Tetreault, “Use these services – any peer-to-peer services – only with people you know and trust.”