Can we protect our technology from solar storms?

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In September 1859, a -1,760nT (nano-Teslas) solar storm hit Earth. Telegraphs in the United States and Europe shorted out, igniting widespread fires.
Our technology is very young. How could we preserve it in the event of a solar tempest? Do you think it is possible to dissipate that “energetic carpet” when hits our electronics?

you can find more info here:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_031027.html
http://www.solarstorms.org/SRefStorms.html

Thank you for reading
 
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We have solar storms frequently. There were some ill effects in 1989, but nothing noteworthy since.

Solar storms sometimes interfere with radio communications.

Power grid operators, have it pretty much in hand.