I haven't had any trouble installing VMware security patches (I've done plenty). As to why there seems to be such an increase in security patches, its like the

I haven't had any trouble installing VMware security patches (I've done plenty). As to why there seems to be such an increase in security patches, its like the quote from Willie Sutton. That's where the money is.. The largest target gets the most attention. Everybody has bugs. While you may hide under the radar with using some lesser known things, don't fool yourself thinking that there aren't holes the hackers can weave their way through.