CYBERsafe check, CYBERDialogs & emergency assistance.
2025-11-27 08:30 - 09:30 (Europe/Berlin)
5 days, 5 tools, 5 steps – Cybersecurity Action Week (November 24-28, 2025)

Many small businesses underestimate the risk – yet they have long been the focus of cyber attacks. One careless click or a weak password can be enough to paralyze a business. Today, cyber security means knowing and applying simple measures and becoming more secure step by step.

In five compact online sessions, you will learn how you can strengthen your IT security with simple tools and clear steps. Each day will focus on a new topic with direct practical relevance.

Thursday, 27.11.25CYBERsafe check, CYBERDialogs & emergency assistance. How secure is your company – and what to do in an emergency?
How can small businesses protect themselves against cyber attacks? Get specific practical tips and find out how the CYBERsicher Check, the CYBERDialogs and the CYBERsicher emergency aid can support you. Take the opportunity to strengthen your cyber security – with tried-and-tested tools and strategies.
Speaker: Mira Hestermann, Network Manager & Project Manager Didactics, Cybersecurity Transfer Office for SMEs

The other workshops of the action week:

Monday, 24.11.25Password management 2.0: From password frustration to seamless security
Weak or repeatedly used passwords are the biggest security risk in everyday digital life. It’s time to think not just about individual passwords, but about a well thought-out strategy.
This presentation highlights the basics of effective password management and presents the password manager as an indispensable solution.
Turn your password stress into professional security – it’s easy!
Speaker: Holger Bär, Consultant for Innovation and Technology – Focus on Digitization, Chamber of Crafts for Upper Franconia

Tuesday, 25.11.25Password security part 2: Future-proof solutions with passkeys & multi-factor authentication
Passwordless into the future: How modern login methods make everyday life safer and easier.This session builds on the basics from Monday and shows which new methods such as passkeys and multi-factor authentication (MFA) can replace or supplement password protection.Participants learn how to make the switch step by step and which systems are particularly suitable for small businesses.
Speaker: Kevin Hofius, Project Manager Communications IT Security, DAB DIGITALAGENTUR BERLIN GMBH

Wednesday, 26.11.25Recognize phishing easily
Phishing is one of the most common and most dangerous forms of cyber attacks. Criminals pretend to be trustworthy institutions or persons – by e-mail, text message or via fake websites – in order to obtain your confidential data.
Today, fake emails are so well made that they can even fool professionals.Learn how to quickly detect phishing emails, react correctly and protect your company from digital bait and attacks.With practical tips and clear strategies, you can handle emails more securely in future – it’s easy!
Speaker: Michelle Walther, Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Mensch

Friday, 28.11.25Cyber attack? Not with us! – Protect your business effectively
Cyber attacks also affect small businesses – often with serious consequences.
More than one million small and medium-sized companies in Germany have already been victims of cyber attacks, many with considerable financial and organizational damage. However, a lot can be prevented with the right knowledge and simple measures.
In this session, you will learn how you can protect your company from cyberattacks in just a few practical steps – explained in an understandable way and without any prior technical knowledge.
Contents
– Recognizing attacks: How attackers proceed and exploit security vulnerabilities.– Understanding IT security: The most important basics and protective measures for small businesses.– Responding correctly: What to do in an emergency – and how to limit damage.
Speakers: Experts from the Hamburger Informatik Technologie-Center e.V. (HITeC)

Please note the following information:

By registering, you confirm that you have taken note of the privacy policy(Privacy Policy – 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de) and legal information(Imprint – Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Hamburg 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de)). Your data will not be used for advertising purposes. The data will be stored for the duration of the event and for evaluation purposes.

Funding from the BMWK enables us to offer you this event free of charge.

Yours sincerely
Your Mittelstand Digital Center Hamburg team

AI consultation hour
2025-11-27 09:00 - 12:00
AI can reduce energy costs, relieve your employees and much more. Find out with us where your company can benefit.

You hear everywhere how AI can optimize all areas, but you want to find out what this means for your company?
To give you an idea of how AI is used successfully, here are two examples:

Quality assurance (QA):In many cases, QA is carried out visually. Be it by looking at the product or with the help of X-ray images. AI recognizes anomalies at the same level as trained experts, but much faster. AI can therefore filter out unobjectionable cases at lightning speed, giving your employees more time to assess unclear cases. This increases performance and frees up your specialists, who are now available for other tasks.
Supply chain management:An important area of supply chain management is assessing the delivery reliability of suppliers. AI can predict the reliability of deliveries with an approx. 80% probability, which enables forward planning: regardless of whether you place the order elsewhere or instruct your production to bring forward other orders – you will be prepared.

Do you have a different problem or would you like to find out more? Then book a lesson with our AI trainer Christian Bruss. Whether you already have an elaborate plan for implementing your AI concept or are just reading the letters AI for the first time, our AI trainer will be happy to help you!
Procedure:With your registration you agree to a time slot in the period from 9:00 – 18:00. Your final time slot for the AI consultation hour will be allocated to you by our AI trainer. The sender of the e-mail with the information about your personal time slot and your access data is the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). In addition, our AI trainer will contact you in advance to define your individual wishes with regard to the content of the AI consultation hour.
Choose from the following time slots:

9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
12:00 to 13:00
14:00 to 15:00
15:30 to 16:30
17:00 to 18:00

Target group:Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with and without prior knowledgeLocation:This event will take place virtually via webinar/video conference. After confirmation of your registration, you will receive at the latest One day before the event, you will receive the access data and further information on logging in from the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) by e-mail. Please make sure that your e-mail address is spelled correctly!
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Please note the following information:

By registering, you confirm that you have taken note of the privacy policy(Privacy Policy – 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de) and legal information(Imprint – Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Hamburg 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de)). Your data will not be used for advertising purposes. The data will be stored for the duration of the event and for evaluation purposes.

Funding from the BMWK enables us to offer you this event free of charge.

Yours sincerely
Your Mittelstand Digital Center Hamburg team

Logistics & production in transition - more efficient processes with AI
2025-11-27 14:00 - 18:00 | Digital Hub Logistics & Commerce, Am Sandtorkai 32, Hamburg, HH, 20457, Germany
How data, sensor technology and artificial intelligence are shaping the future of production and logistics

Artificial intelligence can create added value in many areas of a company – from increasing efficiency by automating time-consuming processes to using generative AI as an assistant for daily tasks and opening up new business areas. The key question is no longer when, but how AI should be introduced in your own company. To answer this question, four different areas of application for artificial intelligence in business processes will be presented in this event.
Our topics

Digital twins in manufacturing companies: Fields of application and the path to application – Christian Bruss | EDIH Hamburg
Data? I have it, don’t I? – How to make your company AI-ready – Steffen Treske | Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Hamburg
A look into the crystal ball – AI for time series analysis – Tjark Zeiher | EDIH Hamburg
Image recognition in practice – AI as the eye of production – Jan Fischer | Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Hamburg

Afterwards, we look forward to discussing various application scenarios with you at interactive stations:

Smart supply chain: Discover how digital networking makes transport chains more transparent and secure.
Carbon Visualization in Supply Chains: Get to know the CarVis demonstrator for visualizing CO2 emissions along complex, global supply chains. Using the demonstrator, the influence of different sourcing strategies on the CO2 footprint can be recognized and compared.
AI for checking the completeness of picks: Test the KIVOK demonstrator, which reads order data from the ERP system and compares it with current AI image recognition and segmentation systems to determine whether all parts of a picking order have been successfully picked.
AI Navigator: Is AI relevant for me and my company? In which areas do I even need it? How do I ensure successful implementation? The AI Navigator developed as part of a research project will help you answer these and other questions.

Please note the following information:
By registering, you confirm that you have taken note of the privacy policy(Privacy Policy – 2025 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de) and legal information(Imprint – Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Hamburg 2025 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de). Your data will not be used for advertising purposes. The data will be stored for the duration of the event and for evaluation purposes.
Funding from the BMWE enables us to offer you this event free of charge. This event is being held in cooperation with EDIH Hamburg.

Yours sincerely,
Your Mittelstand Digital Center Hamburg team

Cyber attack? Not with us! - Protect your business effectively
2025-11-28 08:30 - 09:30
5 days, 5 tools, 5 steps – Cybersecurity Action Week (November 24-28, 2025)

Many small businesses underestimate the risk – yet they have long been the focus of cyber attacks. One careless click or a weak password can be enough to paralyze a business. Today, cyber security means knowing and applying simple measures and becoming more secure step by step.

In five compact online sessions, you will learn how you can strengthen your IT security with simple tools and clear steps. Each day will focus on a new topic with direct practical relevance.

Friday, 28.11.25Cyber attack? Not with us! – Protect your business effectively
Cyber attacks also affect small businesses – often with serious consequences.
More than one million small and medium-sized companies in Germany have already been victims of cyber attacks, many with considerable financial and organizational damage. However, a lot can be prevented with the right knowledge and simple measures.
In this session, you will learn how you can protect your company from cyberattacks in just a few practical steps – explained in an understandable way and without any prior technical knowledge.
Contents
– Recognizing attacks: How attackers proceed and exploit security vulnerabilities.– Understanding IT security: The most important basics and protective measures for small businesses.– Responding correctly: What to do in an emergency – and how to limit damage.
Speakers: Experts from the Hamburger Informatik Technologie-Center e.V. (HITeC)

The other workshops of the action week:

Monday, 24.11.25Password management 2.0: From password frustration to seamless security
Weak or repeatedly used passwords are the biggest security risk in everyday digital life. It’s time to think not just about individual passwords, but about a well thought-out strategy.
This presentation highlights the basics of effective password management and presents the password manager as an indispensable solution.
Turn your password stress into professional security – it’s easy!
Speaker: Holger Bär, Consultant for Innovation and Technology – Focus on Digitization, Chamber of Crafts for Upper Franconia

Tuesday, 25.11.25Password security part 2: Future-proof solutions with passkeys & multi-factor authentication
Passwordless into the future: How modern login methods make everyday life safer and easier.This session builds on the basics from Monday and shows which new methods such as passkeys and multi-factor authentication (MFA) can replace or supplement password protection.Participants learn how to make the switch step by step and which systems are particularly suitable for small businesses.
Speaker: Kevin Hofius, Project Manager Communications IT Security, DAB DIGITALAGENTUR BERLIN GMBH

Wednesday, 26.11.25Recognize phishing easily
Phishing is one of the most common and most dangerous forms of cyber attacks. Criminals pretend to be trustworthy institutions or persons – by e-mail, text message or via fake websites – in order to obtain your confidential data.
Today, fake emails are so well made that they can even fool professionals.Learn how to quickly detect phishing emails, react correctly and protect your company from digital bait and attacks.With practical tips and clear strategies, you can handle emails more securely in future – it’s easy!
Speaker: Michelle Walther, Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Mensch

Thursday, 27.11.25CYBERsafe check, CYBERDialogs & emergency assistance. How secure is your company – and what to do in an emergency?
How can small businesses protect themselves against cyber attacks? Get specific practical tips and find out how the CYBERsicher Check, the CYBERDialogs and the CYBERsicher emergency aid can support you. Take the opportunity to strengthen your cyber security – with tried-and-tested tools and strategies.
Speaker: Mira Hestermann, Network Manager & Project Manager Didactics, Cybersecurity Transfer Office for SMEs

Please note the following information:

By registering, you confirm that you have taken note of the privacy policy(Privacy Policy – 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de) and legal information(Imprint – Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Hamburg 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de)). Your data will not be used for advertising purposes. The data will be stored for the duration of the event and for evaluation purposes.

Funding from the BMWK enables us to offer you this event free of charge.

Yours sincerely
Your Mittelstand Digital Center Hamburg team

AI consultation hour
2025-12-11 09:00 - 18:00
AI can reduce energy costs, relieve your employees and much more. Find out with us where your company can benefit.

You hear everywhere how AI can optimize all areas, but you want to find out what this means for your company?
To give you an idea of how AI is used successfully, here are two examples:

Quality assurance (QA): In many cases, QA is carried out visually. Be it by looking at the product or with the help of X-ray images. AI recognizes anomalies at the same level as trained experts, but much faster. AI can therefore filter out unobjectionable cases at lightning speed, giving your employees more time to assess unclear cases. This increases performance and frees up your specialists, who are now available for other tasks.
Supply chain management: An important area of supply chain management is assessing the delivery reliability of suppliers. AI can predict the reliability of deliveries with an approx. 80% probability, which enables forward planning: regardless of whether you place the order elsewhere or instruct your production to bring forward other orders – you will be prepared.

Do you have a different problem or would you like to find out more? Then book a lesson with our AI trainer Christian Bruss. Whether you already have an elaborate plan for implementing your AI concept or are just reading the letters AI for the first time, our AI trainer will be happy to help you!
Procedure: By registering, you agree to a time slot in the period from 9:00 – 18:00. Your final time slot for the AI consultation hour will be allocated to you by our AI trainer. The sender of the e-mail with the information about your personal time slot and your access data is the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). In addition, our AI trainer will contact you in advance to define your individual wishes with regard to the content of the AI consultation hour.
Choose from the following time slots:

9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Target group: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with and without prior knowledge
Location: This event will take place virtually via webinar/video conference. After confirmation of your registration, you will receive at the latest One day before the event, you will receive the access data and further information on logging in from the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) by e-mail. Please make sure that your e-mail address is spelled correctly!
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Please note the following information:

By registering, you confirm that you have taken note of the privacy policy(Privacy Policy – 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de) and legal information(Imprint – Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Hamburg 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de)). Your data will not be used for advertising purposes. The data will be stored for the duration of the event and for evaluation purposes.

Funding from the BMWK enables us to offer you this event free of charge.

Yours sincerely
Your Mittelstand Digital Center Hamburg team

AI consultation hour
2026-01-08 09:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-22 09:00 - 18:00
AI can reduce energy costs, relieve your employees and much more. Find out with us where your company can benefit.

You hear everywhere how AI can optimize all areas, but you want to find out what this means for your company?
To give you an idea of how AI is used successfully, here are two examples:

Quality assurance (QA): In many cases, QA is carried out visually. Be it by looking at the product or with the help of X-ray images. AI recognizes anomalies at the same level as trained experts, but much faster. AI can therefore filter out unobjectionable cases at lightning speed, giving your employees more time to assess unclear cases. This increases performance and frees up your specialists, who are now available for other tasks.
Supply chain management: An important area of supply chain management is assessing the delivery reliability of suppliers. AI can predict the reliability of deliveries with an approx. 80% probability, which enables forward planning: regardless of whether you place the order elsewhere or instruct your production to bring forward other orders – you will be prepared.

Do you have a different problem or would you like to find out more? Then book a lesson with our AI trainer Christian Bruss. Whether you already have an elaborate plan for implementing your AI concept or are just reading the letters AI for the first time, our AI trainer will be happy to help you!
Procedure: By registering, you agree to a time slot in the period from 9:00 – 18:00. Your final time slot for the AI consultation hour will be allocated to you by our AI trainer. The sender of the e-mail with the information about your personal time slot and your access data is the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH). In addition, our AI trainer will contact you in advance to define your individual wishes with regard to the content of the AI consultation hour.
Choose from the following time slots:

9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
12:00 to 13:00
14:00 to 15:00
15:30 to 16:30
17:00 to 18:00

Target group: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with and without prior knowledge
Location: This event will take place virtually via webinar/video conference. After confirmation of your registration, you will receive at the latest One day before the event, you will receive the access data and further information on logging in from the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) by e-mail. Please make sure that your e-mail address is spelled correctly!
—————
Please note the following information:

By registering, you confirm that you have taken note of the privacy policy(Privacy Policy – 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de) and legal information(Imprint – Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Hamburg 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de)). Your data will not be used for advertising purposes. The data will be stored for the duration of the event and for evaluation purposes.

Funding from the BMWK enables us to offer you this event free of charge.

Yours sincerely
Your Mittelstand Digital Center Hamburg team

4-part workshop series: On the way to your own AI telephone assistant
2026-01-27 14:00 - 18:00 | Digital Hub Logistics & Commerce, Am Sandtorkai 32, Hamburg, HH, 20457, Germany
We provide you with close and practical support in this interactive workshop format.

Do you want to take the pressure off your company, manage calls smarter and enter the world of AI step by step? Then our 4-part implementation series (27.01., 17.02., 24.03., 14.04.) in interactive workshop format just right for you!
Together, we will develop your individual path to your own AI telephone assistant – from the initial idea to the first concrete solutions. You don’t get theory, but a clear structure, practical exercises and direct support at every step. The result is a roadmap that really suits your company and can be implemented immediately. Step by step, you will find your own chosen solution.

Exclusive offer
We will provide you with close and practical support: coaching, exchange of experience, consultation hours and tailored support to help you find the solution that really suits your company. The number of participants will be limited. We are provider-neutral and, as always, free of charge!
Let’s go! Get a seat and finally make your phone smarter – step by step.

What awaits you in the 4-part workshop series
1. develop a project roadmapYou lay the foundations for your AI project: Clarify goals, define benefits, determine roles and create a suitable process for your company.
2. requirements catalog & own GPT (optional with consultation hour)You understand the basic AI logic, develop an initial requirements catalog and build an AI agent as a minimal version to make your requirements directly tangible.
3. provider speed dating (optional with consultation hour)You get to know different providers and solutions – compact and comparable. Optionally, you will receive support with organizational changes and open AI questions.
4th hackathon – first steps towards implementationYou’ll get down to practical work: Accompanied and supported by experts, you’ll start setting up your AI telephone assistant.

Frame
Every Tuesday from 2 – 6 pm:
Workshop 1 – Developing a project roadmap. Tuesday 27.01.2026
Workshop 2 – Requirements catalog & own GPT. Tuesday 17.02.2026
Workshop 3 – Supplier speed dating. Tuesday 24.03.2026
Workshop 4 – Hackathon – first steps towards implementation. Tuesday 14.04.2026

Who is the series suitable for?For trade businesses that want to finally manage their telephone workload in a more relaxed way and enter the world of AI without technical gobbledygook. Perfect for anyone who is looking for smart telephone relief and wants to implement their own AI telephone assistant.

Goal
The four workshops build on each other logically and lead you step by step to the first concrete implementation steps for your own AI telephone assistant. At the end, you will not only have a clear project roadmap and a list of requirements, but you will also be ready to start implementing your AI telephone assistant. The prerequisite is that the conditions in the company allow for an introduction and that you are actively involved.

What do we expect from you?

Firm commitment and participation in all four dates
Gladly two persons from one company
The genuine will to introduce an AI telephone assistant
Planning capacities for real implementation steps, also between workshops

Register now!Get started with us in digital phone relief and secure your place in the workshop series.

Participation only after confirmed registration!

The event is organized in cooperation with EDIH HH
Questions about the event? Handwerk4.0@hwk-hamburg.de

Please note the following information:

By registering, you confirm that you have taken note of the privacy policy(Privacy Policy – 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de) and legal information(Imprint – Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Hamburg 2024 (digitalzentrum-hamburg.de)). Your data will not be used for advertising purposes. The data will be stored for the duration of the event and for evaluation purposes.

Funding from the BMWK enables us to offer you this event free of charge.

Yours sincerely
Your Mittelstand Digital Center Hamburg team
