PUNE: About 50 per cent of Pune’s wireless network (Wi-Fi) connections are not secure and can be hacked into any moment, said city police commissioner Satyapal Singh on Thursday.

He appealed to the government and private firms to strictly follow the guidelines for securing Wi-Fi connections.

Singh told reporters that a sample survey conducted by the police has revealed that out of the total Wi-Fi connections in the city, 31% are partly secured while 19% fully secured.

He said the police, in collaboration with a private firm called ClubHack, conducted checks to find out measures taken for protecting wireless connections. The survey was conducted following several incidents of hacking of the Wi-Fi system for allegedly sending terror e-mails.

The police chief said the issue needs to be dealt on a priority basis because “the city was slowly turning out to be a base for cyber terrorism”.

He said, “The survey was conducted on November 10, primarily to take an overview of implementation of security measures for Wi-Fi connections. However, many loopholes were exposed.”

Singh said that with the increasing number of wireless connections, the city was facing the challenge of fool-proof Wi-Fi security. “Various steps have being taken by the police to make the city safe and secure. The recent survey is one of the such initiatives taken in,” he said.

The police chief said pamphlets on precautionary measures will be distributed among the Wi-Fi users soon. The police will also display similar information on its website,” he said.